Anesth Analg 2003;97:339-340
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Intentional Circulatory Arrest to Facilitate Surgical Repair of a Massively Bleeding Artery
Lothar A. Schwarte, MD, and
Matthias Hartmann, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Matthias Hartmann, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany. Address e-mail to Matthias.Hartmann{at}uni-duesseldorf.de
IMPLICATIONS: Cardiocirculatory arrest can be induced by adenosine and maintained over several minutes by application of high positive end-expiratory pressure to allow surgical control of a near hemorrhage from a large ruptured artery.
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