Intentional circulatory arrest to facilitate surgical repair of a massively bleeding artery.

Schwarte, Lothar A; Hartmann, Matthias · Anesth Analg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cardiocirculatory arrest can be induced by adenosine and maintained over several minutes by application of high positive end-expiratory pressure to allow surgical control of a near hemorrhage from a large ruptured artery.

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