Transesophageal echocardiogram contributes to high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Difficulties to identify the cause of cardiac arrest in a short period of time lead to prolonging the time for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and to poor survival. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) can assist CPR of long duration and improve outcome.

Case presentation

In this case report, a 50-year-old man was scheduled to undergo a endoscopic cervical discectomy under general anesthesia. The patient suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during the operation, and a high-quality CPR was performed with the the help of TEE. Although the exact etiology of cardiac arrest remained unclear and the CPR was performed for up to 90 min, the patient returned to spontaneous circulation, and was discharged after a month of treatment and rehabilitation, resuming his daily act

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11956450 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature