%0 Journal Article
%T Refractory ventricular fibrillation with prolonged resuscitation in dialysis-sensitive dysrhythmic patient
%A PAUL PUCHWEIN
%A SYLVIA ARCHAN
%A GERNOT WILDNER
%A RAINER GUMPERT
%J Signa Vitae
%D 2010
%I Pharmamed Mado
%X Sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of death in chronic renal failure patients. We present a case of refractory ventricular fibrillation with successful prolonged resuscitation (> 1 hour) without neurological sequel in an outpatient dialysis centre. Implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator is able to identify patients as dialysis-sensitive. Smoother potassium removal during hemodialysis could eliminate dysrhythmias. Prehospital (point-of-care) blood gas analysis can be helpful especially in prolonged resuscitation.
%K successful resuscitation
%K ventricular fibrillation
%K point-of-care
%K blood gas analysis
%K potassium
%K hemodialysis
%K ICD
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