Undiagnosed Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Successful Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest Following Subarachnoid Block for Caesarean Section: A Case Report

10.5580/b16 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Successful Resuscitation ◽  
Subarachnoid Block

scholarly journals Successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest secondary to carboplatin infusion: A case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 7-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madushka Y. De Zoysa ◽  
Nicole A. Nakamaru ◽  
Samantha B. Kaiser ◽  
Marcia A. Ciccone ◽  
Laila I. Muderspach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Successful Resuscitation

scholarly journals Cardiac arrest by inhalation of deodorant spray

2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-224345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelvin Harvey Kramp ◽  
Mahdi Salih ◽  
Elsbeth Thomeer ◽  
Martin Gardien
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Inhalant Abuse ◽  
Successful Resuscitation ◽  
Postanoxic Encephalopathy

Drug abuse by inhalation of volatile household product substances is uncommon, however, it can have devastating consequences. This case report describes the fatal outcome of deodorant inhalation by a 19-year-old patient in a detoxification clinic who developed a cardiac arrest after inhaling butane from a deodorant spray. Despite initial successful resuscitation, he developed a postanoxic encephalopathy with a status epilepticus resistant to extensive treatment. Inhalant abuse can be a cause of death in young patients.

scholarly journals A big white dot after CPR

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushma Kola ◽  
Alexander D. Ginsburg ◽  
Laura Harper ◽  
Laura E. Walker ◽  
Sherri Braksick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basilar Artery ◽  
Pulseless Electrical Activity ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Successful Resuscitation ◽  
Ct Angiogram ◽  
Neurologic Event

Abstract Introduction Patients may remain comatose after the resumption of spontaneous circulation with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A primary neurologic event may precede a cardiac standstill. Case report We present a 33-year-old patient with successful resuscitation for pulseless electrical activity and a “normal computed tomography (CT) scan.” Further scrutiny showed a hyperdense basilar artery sign (‘big white dot’) that led to a CT angiogram confirming an embolus to the proximal basilar artery. His examination showed fixed and dilated midsize (mesencephalic) pupils and extensor posturing. Endovascular retrieval of the clot was successful, but there was a devastating ischemic injury to the brainstem. Conclusion This case reminds us to consider neurologic causes of cardiac arrest.

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