Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon
The Lazarus phenomenon described as delayed return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cessation of CPR is rare, though underreported. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who visited our hospital for persistent vomiting and weight loss for the last six months following bariatric surgery....
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| description | The Lazarus phenomenon described as delayed return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cessation of CPR is rare, though underreported. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who visited our hospital for persistent vomiting and weight loss for the last six months following bariatric surgery. On the 16th day of admission, the patient experienced cardiac arrest (code blue). The patient underwent 73 min of continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); however, no responses were observed, which led to an announcement of death. Fifty minutes later, the family members noticed subtle eye movements that necessitated resumption of the advanced cardiac life support protocol and resuscitation. The patient survived; however, she developed significant neurological deficits secondary to prolonged anoxic brain injury. She was discharged after a ten-week stay in the hospital but did not achieve full neurologic, cognitive, and motor recovery. Patients should be observed and monitored after the cessation of CPR before confirming death. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b900c50156044aa8be3654425e8575402025-02-03T06:13:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64392022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3322056Risen Alive: The Lazarus PhenomenonWaqar Haider Gaba0Shahad Abobakar El Hag1Shaima Mustafa Bashir2Internal Medicine DepartmentInternal Medicine DepartmentInternal Medicine DepartmentThe Lazarus phenomenon described as delayed return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cessation of CPR is rare, though underreported. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who visited our hospital for persistent vomiting and weight loss for the last six months following bariatric surgery. On the 16th day of admission, the patient experienced cardiac arrest (code blue). The patient underwent 73 min of continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); however, no responses were observed, which led to an announcement of death. Fifty minutes later, the family members noticed subtle eye movements that necessitated resumption of the advanced cardiac life support protocol and resuscitation. The patient survived; however, she developed significant neurological deficits secondary to prolonged anoxic brain injury. She was discharged after a ten-week stay in the hospital but did not achieve full neurologic, cognitive, and motor recovery. Patients should be observed and monitored after the cessation of CPR before confirming death.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3322056 |
| spellingShingle | Waqar Haider Gaba Shahad Abobakar El Hag Shaima Mustafa Bashir Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon |
| title_full | Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon |
| title_fullStr | Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon |
| title_short | Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3322056 |
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