The Role of Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Non-Fatal Drowning


Autoria(s): Gauci, Jonathan; Cassar, Karen Anne; Mercieca, Sarah-Ann; Joslin, Jonathan; Borg, Noel
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

A case of non-fatal drowning with a successful outcome despite a submersion time of 25 min is described. Our case report emphasizes the role of accidental hypothermia in the survival of drowning victims with hypoxic brain injury, and supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia in the resuscitation of these patients.

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Identificador

http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/15011/1/195-1546-1-PB.pdf

Gauci, Jonathan and Cassar, Karen Anne and Mercieca, Sarah-Ann and Joslin, Jonathan and Borg, Noel (2015) The Role of Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Non-Fatal Drowning. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2284-2594

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

SMC media

Relação

http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/15011/

http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/195

10.12890/2015_000195

Palavras-Chave #616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
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Article

PeerReviewed