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Case Rep Med. 2015;2015:724174. doi: 10.1155/2015/724174. Epub 2015 Jun 08.

Autoresuscitation: A Case and Discussion of the Lazarus Phenomenon.

Case reports in medicine

Kjartan Eskjaer Hannig, Rasmus Wulff Hauritz, Erik Lerkevang Grove

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Kolding Hospital, Skovvangen 2-8, 6000 Kolding, Denmark.
  2. Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.

PMID: 26167181 PMCID: PMC4475731 DOI: 10.1155/2015/724174

Abstract

Lazarus phenomenon or autoresuscitation is a very rare condition defined as delayed unassisted return of spontaneous circulation after cessation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Based on a case with a 67-year-old male who came back to life after discontinuation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, we discuss the background and possible countermeasures related to the Lazarus phenomenon.

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