Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5619817 | Resuscitation | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hypothermia causes an initial decrease of potassium levels; however, the final stage of hypothermic cardiac arrest can induce hyperkalaemia due to cell lysis and final depolarisation. Better understanding the physiopathology of potassium levels during accidental hypothermia could be critically important to better select patients who could benefit from aggressive resuscitation therapy such as extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Authors
Sarah Buse, Marc Blancher, Damien Viglino, Mathieu Pasquier, Maxime Maignan, Pierre Bouzat, Thorsten Annecke, Guillaume Debaty,