• DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.12.032
Corpus ID: 30337419

Gastric perforation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

@article{Jalali2012GastricPA,
  title={Gastric perforation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.},
  author={S. M. Jalali and H. Emami-Razavi and A. Mansouri},
  journal={The American journal of emergency medicine},
  year={2012},
  volume={30 9},
  pages={
          2091.e1-2
        }
}

S. M. Jalali, H. Emami-Razavi, A. Mansouri

Published 2012

Medicine

The American journal of emergency medicine

Gastric rupture is a rare complication after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In most cases, incorrect management of airways during CPR is the main cause. Therefore, a medical emergency becomes a surgical emergency also. We present a case of gastric perforation in a middle-aged patient after CPR performed by his family. He eventually presented with bloody vomitus and a tympanic abdomen. When faced with a patient with abdominal signs post-CPR, surgical complications of CPR should be… CONTINUE READING

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