Korean J Anesthesiol.  1972 Dec;5(2):157-161. 10.4097/kjae.1972.5.2.157.

Cardiac Arrest During General Anesthesia - Report of 10 cases

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea.

Abstract

We heraby report 10 cases of cardiac arrest associated with general anesthesia at Chungnam Medical Center during the period of Jan. 1967 through June 1972 as follows. (1) Among 10 cases, 3 cases recovered without complications and 7 cases expired. (2) Two pediatric patients showed remarkable recovery with treatment. (3) The expired 7 cases had been in very poor physical condition and recovery from cardiac arrest was delayed. The cause of death in one case was presumed to be air embolism.


MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General*
Cause of Death
Chungcheongnam-do
Embolism, Air
Heart Arrest*
Humans
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