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Dissection of the thoracic aorta following cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: An 86-year-old patient was admitted to the ICU with multiple trauma injury following a fall down ten stairs. Shortly after ICU admission the patient went into cardiac arrest and resuscitation efforts, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), were initiated. Transesophageal echocardiogram was performed to guide therapy and, after regaining heart rhythm and blood pressure, the echocardiogram exam demonstrated critical aortic stenosis and type-B aortic dissection. The aortic dissection was not present on initial chest computerized tomography done on admission to the hospital. The aortic dissection appears to have resulted from the CPR performed to revive the patient.

Source: The Ultrasound Journal

DOI: 10.1007/s13089-011-0056-5

Authors: Achikam Oren-Grinberg, Sajid Shahul, Todd Sarge

Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,590