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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 814-815 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine