68. Postoperative Management by Prolonged Hypothermia in Brain Operations (The Second Report)

Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report

INTRODUCTION A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident. She developed atrial fibrillation and heart failure with minor electrocardiographic changes, which mimicked ischaemia. She recovered completely after one month of treatment for heart failure. CONCLUSION Prol...

Cardiovascular responses in prolonged hypothermia.

POPOVIC, V. P., AND KENNETH M. KENT. Cardiovascular yesponses in prolonged hypothermia. Am. J. Physiol. zag(6) : Io6g1o74* 1g65~--Rats cooled to a body temperature of 15 C live for g-10 hr. However, they do not survive the rewarming if the hypothermia has lasted more than 5 hr. Neither the cause of death in hypothermia after IO hr, nor the cause of resuscitation failure of animals rewarmed afte...

Report of Surgical Operations during the Second Quarter of 1882

Prolonged Systole in a Patient with Hypothermia

A 59-year-old male with a history of traumatic C4 quadriplegia, seizure disorder, and adrenal insufficiency presented to our institution with recurrent seizures. During his hospital stay, he had labile body temperatures due to C4 spinal injury-mediated autonomic dysfunction. His M-Mode Echocardiogram revealed prolonged opening of aortic valve (AV) and late opening of mitral valve (MV) (Fig. 1A,...

Homeopathic treatment for prolonged postoperative coma: a case report

Coma is the state of unrousable unconsciousness. There are variations in the degree of coma and the findings and signs found on the patient's clinical examination depend on the underlying cause of the disorder. The Glasgow Coma scale evaluates the best motor, verbal and eye answers of the patient. A patient is considered to be in a coma if his Glasgow Coma Scale is below 8 points. The progress ...