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. 2018 Mar;27(3):e1-e3.
doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.04.014. Epub 2017 May 25.

Factors Promoting Survival After Prolonged Resuscitation Attempts: A Case of Survival With Good Neurological Outcome Following 60 Minutes of Downtime After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Douglas Bell  1 , Robert Gluer  2 , Dale Murdoch  2
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Factors Promoting Survival After Prolonged Resuscitation Attempts: A Case of Survival With Good Neurological Outcome Following 60 Minutes of Downtime After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Douglas Bell et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Sudden cardiac arrest is a significant cause of death affecting approximately 25,000 people in Australia annually.

Methods: We present an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with prolonged down time and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias treated with extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation.

Results: The patient survived to hospital discharge with good neurological outcome.

Conclusion: The patient's excellent outcome was a result of immediate good quality CPR, high level premorbid function, reversible cause of arrest and rapid access to an ECMO centre.

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; ECMO; Prolonged downtime; STEMI.

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