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Out-of-hospital extra-corporeal life support implantation during refractory cardiac arrest in a half-marathon runner

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 82; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.04.002

1873-1570

Guillaume Lebreton, Matteo Pozzi, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Jean Chastre, Pierre Carli, Alain Pavie, Pascal Leprince, Benoît Vivien,

Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion

For patients who present with an out-of-hospital refractory cardiac arrest, in-hospital extracorporeal life-support (ECLS) initiation represents an alternative therapy which allows significant survival. We describe here the first case of out-of-hospital ECLS implantation in a patient presenting with a refractory cardiac arrest during a road race. ECLS was initiated within the MICU ambulance 60 min after cardiac arrest and enabled restoration of cardiac output to 4.5 l min−1. Coronarography revealed a severe isolated stenosis of the right coronary artery, which was treated by angioplasty. The cardiogenic shock resolved progressively, enabling ECLS weaning within 48 h, while renal, hepatic, and respiratory functions recovered simultaneously.