Return of Viable Cardiac Function after Sonographic Cardiac Standstill in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

Katherine Steffen, W. Reid Thompson, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Erik Su

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Abstract

Sonographic cardiac standstill during adult cardiac arrest is associated with failure to get return to spontaneous circulation. This report documents 3 children whose cardiac function returned after standstill with extracorporeal membranous oxygenation. Sonographic cardiac standstill may not predict cardiac death in children.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)58-59
Number of pages2
JournalPediatric emergency care
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • echocardiography
  • extracorporeal membranous oxygenation
  • in-hospital cardiac arrest
  • respiratory arrest
  • ultrasound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Emergency Medicine

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