Adult Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection and Hypoxic Cardiac Arrest-Coexistent or Causal? A Hypothesis-Generating Case Report.
Sebastian SchnaubeltFelix EibensteinerMarieke MerrelaarDaniel TihanyiRobert StrasslChristian ClodiHans DomanovitsHeidrun LosertMichael HolzerPublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2022)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a well-known pathogen in paediatric patients. However, it also causes substantial morbidity and mortality in adults, posing a major healthcare problem. We present a patient with chronic pulmonary conditions and an acute RSV infection, thus leading to cardiac arrest (CA). We speculate that RSV as the causative agent for CA should be considered in post-resuscitation care. From a wider public health perspective, immuno-naivety for RSV caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may induce a severe rise in cases, morbidity, and mortality in the future.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syncytial virus
- cardiac arrest
- coronavirus disease
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- case report
- healthcare
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- drug induced
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- aortic dissection
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- global health
- septic shock