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Fully successful resuscitation despite prolonged cardiac arrest
Hosein Kimiaei Asadi1, John Pollard2
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Hamedan University, Hamedan, Iran
2 Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford Univeristy, Palo Alto, California
Correspondence Address:
Hosein Kimiaei Asadi
Resalat Square, Ayatollah Mottahary Avenue, Besat Hospital, Hamedan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.84109
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Sudden cardiac arrest following spinal anesthesia is a relatively common and often fatal complication. Careful patient selection, appropriate dosing of the local anesthetic, volume loading, close monitoring and prompt intervention at the first sign of cardiovascular instability should improve outcomes. |
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