Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 416-418 , December 2009

Role of Extracorporeal Circulation in the Management of Accidental Deep Hypothermia

Received 28 July 2007 ,Revised 16 November 2007 ,Accepted 22 April 2008.

References 

  1. Reuler JB. Hypothermia: pathophysiology, clinical settings, and management. Ann Intern Med. 1978;89:519–527
  2. Rohrer MJ, Natale AM. Effect of hypothermia on the coagulation cascade. Crit Care Med. 1992;20:1402–1405
  3. Plaisier BR. Thoracic lavage in accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest-report of a case and review of the literature. Resuscitation. 2005;66:99–104
  4. Ruttmann E, Weissenbacher A, Ulmer H, Müller L, Höfer D, Kilo J, et al. Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support provides improved survival in hypothermic patients with cardiocirculatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007;134(3):594–600
  5. Vretenar DF, Urschel JD, Parrott JCW, Unruh HW. Cardiopulmonary bypass resuscitation for accidental hypothermia. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994;58:895–898
  6. Walpoth BH, Walpoth-Aslan BN, Mattle HP, Radanov BP, Schroth G, Schaeffler L, et al. Outcome of survivors of accidental deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest treated with extracorporeal blood warming. N Engl J Med. 1997;337:1500–1505
  7. Silfvast T, Pettilä V. Outcome from severe accidental hypothermia in Southern Finland—a 10-year review. Resuscitation. 2003;59(3):285–290
  8. Schaller MD, Fischer AP, Perret CH. Hyperkalemia: a prognostic factor during acute severe hypothermia. JAMA. 1990;264:1842–1845

PII: S1443-9506(08)00165-0

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.04.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 416-418 , December 2009

Article Tools