Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass for the treatment of hypothermic circulatory collapse

G W Laub; D Banaszak; J Kupferschmid; G J Magovern; J C Young

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(89)90445-1

Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass for the treatment of hypothermic circulatory collapse

Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 Apr;47(4):608-11. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90445-1.

Authors

G W Laub¹, D Banaszak, J Kupferschmid, G J Magovern, J C Young

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.

PMID: 2712635
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90445-1

Abstract

Environmentally induced hypothermia has a very high mortality. Cardiopulmonary bypass affords the best chance of survival from hypothermia but can be time-consuming to institute. We have utilized percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass with recently developed bypass catheters to resuscitate a patient with profound hypothermia complicated by circulatory collapse. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass appears to be the treatment of choice for profound hypothermia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Bypass*
Female
Humans
Hypothermia / complications*
Middle Aged
Shock / etiology
Shock / therapy*