Resuscitation and intensive care monitoring following immersion hypothermia

Stephen K. Nugent, Mark C. Rogers

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Abstract

Neurologic recovery occurred in a 3-year-old patient following immersion hypothermia and prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Recognition of hypothermia in the near-drowning victim is imperative for appropriate resuscitative efforts. Intensive care monitoring (intracranial pressure, pulmonary artery catheterization) facilitates patient management and optimum neurologic recovery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)814-815
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
Volume20
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1980

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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