A pediatric case of autoresuscitation

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Feb;31(2):138-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000355.

Abstract

Autoresuscitation (the Larazarus phenomenon) after cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been systematically reviewed in the adult literature, with only 3 reported cases in pediatrics, although its mechanism remains unclear. We describe a pediatric case of comparatively delayed autoresuscitation with survival far surpassing previously reported pediatric cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
  • Female
  • Heart Arrest / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Remission, Spontaneous