1. Aortic Rupture as a Complication of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Edward J. Schenck and Prashanth Venkatesh
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0301 basic medicine ,complications ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Mini-Focus Issue: Aortopathies ,cardiac arrest ,030105 genetics & heredity ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pseudoaneurysm ,0302 clinical medicine ,health services administration ,medicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,cardiovascular diseases ,Aortic rupture ,CPR - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation ,Aortic pseudoaneurysm ,business.industry ,pseudoaneurysm ,TEE, transesophageal echocardiography ,medicine.disease ,CT, computed tomography ,RC666-701 ,Anesthesia ,cardiovascular system ,Case Report: Clinical Case ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Complication ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
A 78-year-old woman with an aortic pseudoaneurysm suffered cardiac arrest due to aspiration and underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but was found to then be hypotensive with a new chest hematoma. Imaging revealed aortic rupture at the site of the pseudoaneurysm. Aortic rupture is a rare but catastrophic complication of CPR. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.), Graphical abstract, A 78-year-old woman with an aortic pseudoaneurysm suffered cardiac arrest due to aspiration and underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but…
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- 2020