Cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity during a robot-assisted distal gastrectomy: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 329-332, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-208513
ABSTRACT
A 59-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo a robot-assisted distal gastrectomy under general anesthesia. During the operation, the vital signs were maintained in normal range. After 7 hours of surgery, the pulse oxymeter graph became flat and the end tidal CO2 concentration suddenly decreased. Palpation of the carotid artery revealed no heart beat but the EKG continued to show sinus rhythm. Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) was diagnosed. An advanced cardiopulmonary life support protocol for PEA was immediately initiated, which included chest compressions and doses of IV cardiovascular drugs. However, in spite of continuous CPR, the heart wasn't recovered from the arrest. We experienced cardiac arrest for pulseless electrical activity during robot-assisted distal gastrectomy.
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Main subject:
Palpation
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Reference Values
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Thorax
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Cardiovascular Agents
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Carotid Arteries
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Pisum sativum
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Hypovolemia
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Electrocardiography
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Vital Signs
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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