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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

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He was started on Extracorporeal Life Support ("VA ECMO") Here is the ECG on ECMO: Very low voltage On Day 3, the EF recovered (that seems quick!) He remained supported on an intraaortic balloon pump. Here they are: Learning Points: 1. 12 All STEMI patients had very high cTn typical of STEMI (cTnT > 1.0

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AHA/NCS Statement on Critical Care Management of Post ROSC Patients

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The neurologic section was divided into (1) brain oxygenation, perfusion, edema, and intracranial pressure (ICP); (2) seizures and the ictal-interictal continuum (IIC); and (3) sedation and analgesia. Evaluate for mechanical support in those with refractory hypotension (ECMO). 2023 Dec 1. Get your cardiologist on board early.