Colon ischaemia and necrosis as a complication of prolonged but successful CPR.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Survival after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is often associated with neurological and other sequelae. We describe a patient who survived prolonged cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation neurologically intact but suffered colon ischaemia and necrosis in the post-resuscitation period. Subtotal colectomy was performed. We wonder whether this complication was related to the use of vasopressin.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Colon
- Ischemia