Recurrent Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Commotio Cordis Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermiaopen access
- Authors
- 이상현; 강형구; 임태호; 오재훈; 안치원; 이준철; 김창선
- Issue Date
- Nov-2015
- Publisher
- 대한중환자의학회
- Keywords
- commotio cordis; tachycardia; therapeutic hypothermia; ventricular; thoracic injury
- Citation
- Acute and Critical Care, v.30, no.4, pp.349 - 353
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- KCI
- Journal Title
- Acute and Critical Care
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 349
- End Page
- 353
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/155931
- DOI
- 10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.4.349
- ISSN
- 2586-6052
- Abstract
- The survival rate of commotio cordis is low, and there is often associated neurological disability if return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) can be achieved. We report a case of commotio cordis treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) that demonstrated a favorable outcome. A 16-year-old female was transferred to our emergency department (ED) for collapse after being struck in the chest with a dodgeball. She has no history of heart problems. She was brought to our ED with pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), and ROSC was achieved with defibrillation. She was comatose at our ED and was treated with TH at a target temperature of 33°C for 24 hours. After transfer to the intensive care unit, pulseless VT occurred, and defibrillation was performed twice. She recovered to baseline neurologic status with the exception of some memory difficulties.
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