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Rewarming For Accidental Hypothermia In An Urban Medical Center Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation., David Morley, Kentaro Yamane, Rika O'Malley, Nicholas Cavarocchi, Hitoshi Hirose

Nicholas C Cavarocchi MDJ

BACKGROUND: Accidental hypothermia complicated by cardiac arrest carries a high mortality rate in urban areas. For moderate hypothermia cases conventional rewarming methods are usually adequate, however in severe cases extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is known to provide the most efficient rewarming with complete cardiopulmonary support. We report a case of severe hypothermia complicated by prolonged cardiac arrest successfully resuscitated using ECMO. CASE REPORT: A 45 year old female was brought to our emergency department with a core body temperature CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates the advantages of advanced internal rewarming techniques, such as ECMO, for quick and efficient rewarming of severely …