Title |
Delayed recovery of spontaneous circulation following cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an older patient: a case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-7-65 |
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Authors |
Yili Huang, Sijun Kim, Amishi Dharia, Aleksander Shalshin, Jan Dauer |
Abstract |
This report describes the apparent 'resurrection' of a patient in an emergency department setting. Befittingly named the 'Lazarus phenomenon', the recovery of spontaneous circulation after cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an extremely rare occurrence that was first described in 1982 and has been mentioned only 38 times in the medical literature. Our patient's case is remarkable in that it helps illustrate many of the mechanisms of this rare phenomenon. It also serves as a reminder of our limitations in determining when to terminate cardiopulmonary resuscitation and suggests that cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be approached with more care. |
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