[HSF] Cardiac arrest after redo CABG in a young patient

[hgrmd at aol.com]

Dear Dr. Z,
? Those type of patients should have their chests opened in the bed.? The salvage rate is low, but I guarantee you it's better than waiting an hour for the patient to appear in the OR.

Hal


-----Original Message-----
From: zzhoumd at pol.net
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 1:45 pm
Subject: Re: [HSF] Cardiac arrest after redo CABG in a young patient




I did not make it clear that it happened in Sunday. I did not have OR team in 
house. By the time we have patient and everyone in the operating room, it is 
almost 45-50 minutes chest compression. I just do not know if I should operate 
on a possibly dead person. 

just wonder in a none working day or midnight, if somebody arrested, how would 
you approach it and what kind time frame you are talking about.

Thanks!

Z Zhou
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