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Abstract
We report a case of successful defibrillation in a severely hypothermic patient with a core body temperature of 25.6 degrees C as measured oesophageally. Ventricular fibrillation is a recognised life threatening arrhythmia in severely hypothermic patients. The traditional wisdom is that this arrhythmia is refractory to defibrillation at temperatures below 28 degrees C.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11114463 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9572(00)00254-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Resuscitation ISSN: 0300-9572 Impact factor: 5.262