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Commotio cordis (conmoción cardíaca) en un niño. Reporte de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 121 (2), 2023
Commotio cordis o conmoción cardíaca es un síndrome arritmogénico mecano-eléctrico raro y mortal. Es la segunda causa de muerte súbita en atletas jóvenes. Se asocia con una lesión que se produce durante la práctica deportiva, en la que un proyectil impacta a alta velocidad en el precordio y prov...

Reanimación cardiopulmonar para padres y primeros respondedores

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 93 (2), 2022

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Prone Position

Abstract Mechanical ventilation in prone position is an alternative strategy for patients with acute respiratory discomfort syndrome (ARDS) to improve oxygenation in situations when traditional ventilation modalities have failed. However, due to the significant increase in ARDS cases during the SARS-CoV-...

Reanimación cardiopulmonar en prono a propósito de un caso

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (5), 2021
Prone position is necessary for some neurosurgical and othopedic procedures. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in prone position was first described by McNeil in 1989, since then several successful cases have been published. We report the case of a 72-year-old patient with history of stage IV breast ca...

Vítimas com traumatismo cranioencefálico na sala de emergência e fator associado à permanência no setor

Objetivo: analisar a evolução das vítimas de traumatismo cranioencefálico contuso na sala de emergência e identificar fatores independentes para tempo de permanência nesse serviço. Método: coorte prospectiva que incluiu todas as vítimas que atenderam aos critérios de elegibilidade e foram admi...

Parada cardiorrespiratória na pandemia por coronavírus: revisão compreensiva da literatura

Objetivo: apresentar atualizações para a ressuscitação cardiopulmonar em pacientes suspeitos e confirmados com COVID-19. Método: revisão compreensiva da literatura, com síntese narrativa das evidências de diretrizes e recomendações da Organização Mundial de Saúde, Associação de Medicina In...

Cardio protected areas in Mexico

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 90 (2), 2020
Abstract Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a major public health problem. Fortunately, with timely access to early defibrillation and high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, an improvement in survival of victims of sudden death has been demonstrated. Efforts made in different countries to create pro...

Enhanced external counterpulsation improves cardiac function in Beagles after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (1), 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on the cardiac function of beagle dogs after prolonged ventricular fibrillation. Twenty-four adult male beagles were randomly divided into control and EECP groups. Ventricular fibrillation was induced in t...