Abstract:Background
Partial aorta detachment is a rare and fatal complication of mechanical chest compression.
Case presentation
The paper describes a patient in cardiac arrest who died despite receiving CPR using mechanical chest compression. After death, an autopsy showed the presence of a partial rupture of the aortic wall in the intra-pericardial section.
Discussion
In the discussion, for this case, we prop… Show more
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