@article{ref1,
title="Portable cardiopulmonary bypass: resuscitation from prolonged ice-water submersion and asystole",
journal="Annals of thoracic surgery",
year="1994",
author="Waters, D. J. and Belz, M. and Lawse, D. and Ulstad, D.",
volume="57",
number="4",
pages="1018-1019",
abstract="Accidental hypothermia associated with near-drowning and cardiac arrest has a high mortality, especially in the adult. We report the resuscitation of a 31-year-old man who suffered extended ice-water submersion, severe hypothermia (23 degrees C), and prolonged (> or = 78 minutes) cardiac asystole. A modified portable cardiopulmonary bypass system and femoral-femoral cannulation in the Emergency Department permitted the rapid institution of core rewarming, oxygenation, and controlled reperfusion, with a successful outcome. Rapid initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass outside the operating room can be an initial treatment option in this unique clinical situation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-4975",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}