Neurologic recovery after ten minutes of absent cerebral blood flow at normothermia. (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pennel, Timothy; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Gates, Elliot; Zilla, Peter
• Is Part Of: Perfusion. Volume 36:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 432
• Page End: 434
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: deep hypothermia -- normothermic arrest -- targeted temperature control -- controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body; Perfusion (Physiology) -- Periodicals; Blood -- Circulation, Artificial -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Extracorporeal Circulation -- Periodicals; Perfusion -- Periodicals; Circulation extracorporelle -- Périodiques; Perfusion -- Périodiques; 617.41
• DOI: 10.1177/0267659120951091
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0267-6591

Abstract

Prolonged normothermic cardiac arrest is associated with a high incidence of neurological morbidity and mortality. Whole body temperature-controlled perfusion has been applied to limit reperfusion injury and minimize ischemia. We describe the full recovery of a patient after the application of rapid hypothermia following an intraoperative aortic rupture with ten minutes of absent cerebral blood flow.