Acute Cardiac Arrest Occurred During Removal of Foreign Body in the Esophagus.

Author: Byung Rae YOUN ¹ ; Ik Soo KIM ; Se Jin CHOI
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1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
MeSH: Anoxia; Diagnosis; Esophagus*; Foreign Bodies*; Heart Arrest*; Humans; Infant; Male; Reflex; Resuscitation
From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1976;9(1):47-50
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: We have experienced one case of acute cardiac arrest occurred during removal of a foreign body in the esophagus in a 8 month old boy. We consider the cause of acute cardiac arrest in this patient as acute hypoxia and vagal reflex, and stress the importance of prompt diagnosis, extensive knowledge and correct and skillful resuscitation.