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When a Dead Patient Is Not Really Dead: Lazarus Phenomenon

Authors :
Rene Franco
Munish Sharma
Abhay Vakil
Thang Nguyen
Megha Chandna
Joseph Varon
Iqbal Ratnani
Salim Surani
Source :
Case Reports in Critical Care, Vol 2020 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2020.

Abstract

Lazarus phenomenon refers to autoresuscitation of a patient declared dead after cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The Lazarus phenomenon is rarely encountered and pathophysiology is not very well understood, but physicians need to be aware of this phenomenon. It is prudent that a physician leading a CPR effort waits for some time and monitors the patient further using blood pressure and electrocardiogram before confirming that a patient is actually dead.

Details

ISSN :
20906439 and 20906420
Volume :
2020
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Critical Care
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....da61747307a0f53e17050410e668af5f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8841983