Automated Chest Compression Allows Sufficient Resuscitation During Computed Tomography to Reveal the Cause of In-hospital Cardiac Arrest–A Case Report
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P: 254-256
June 2021

Automated Chest Compression Allows Sufficient Resuscitation During Computed Tomography to Reveal the Cause of In-hospital Cardiac Arrest–A Case Report

Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2021;49(3):254-256
1. Department of Anesthesiology, University Medicine of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
2. Department of Radiology, University Medicine of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Received Date: 21.01.2021
Accepted Date: 20.06.2020
Publish Date: 21.06.2021
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ABSTRACT

Computed tomography (CT) may be used to determine the reversible causes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), while the automated chest compression devices (ACCDs) might be helpful to maintain sufficient circulation in x-ray environment during CT. We describe a case, where ACCD was used for continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the CT procedure in an 82-year-old patient with IHCA of unknown cause. Artifact-free CT helped to identify the retroperitoneal hemorrhage as a cause of IHCA, which could not be identified using bedside diagnostics. This observation suggests ACCDs as a helpful adjunct for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients undergoing CT diagnostics of IHCA.