Unexpected return of cardiac action after termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Lazarus Phenomenon or the Return from the Afterlife—What We Know about Auto Resuscitation

“…In resuscitation proceedings, especially at the level of advanced activities, in order to avoid mistakes, great emphasis should be placed on the analysis and exclusion/treatment of the so-called reversible causes of cardiac arrest (ERC 2021). The analysis of the literature on the Lazarus phenomenon showed that the presence of a non-shockable rhythm [48][49][50] during CPR did not preclude autoresuscitation [50][51][52]. M. Grześkowiak showed the presence of 79% of non-shockable rhythms among all cases of the Lazarus phenomenon described so far.…”

Lazarus Phenomenon or the Return from the Afterlife—What We Know about Auto Resuscitation

“…In resuscitation proceedings, especially at the level of advanced activities, in order to avoid mistakes, great emphasis should be placed on the analysis and exclusion/treatment of the so-called reversible causes of cardiac arrest (ERC 2021). The analysis of the literature on the Lazarus phenomenon showed that the presence of a non-shockable rhythm [48][49][50] during CPR did not preclude autoresuscitation [50][51][52]. M. Grześkowiak showed the presence of 79% of non-shockable rhythms among all cases of the Lazarus phenomenon described so far.…”

Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon

“…One case report described the spontaneous return of cardiac rhythm after observation for at least 10 min after stopping CPR [ 16 ]. Another case report of hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest found that the patient responded to sodium bicarbonate at 7 min after the cessation of 35 min of CPR [ 17 ]. Similarly, a patient with chronic kidney disease and hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest recovered 8–10 min after the cessation of 26 min of CPR [ 18 ].…”

A Case Report of Delayed Return of Spontaneous Circulation: Lazarus Phenomenon

“…4 Other applicable mechanisms could be a prolonged retractile state of the myocardium in the context of hyperkalemia or delayed action of Advanced Cardiac Life Support medications due to delayed venous return. 4,5…”

Lazarus Phenomenon or the Return from the Afterlife—What We Know about Auto Resuscitation

“…In resuscitation proceedings, especially at the level of advanced activities, in order to avoid mistakes, great emphasis should be placed on the analysis and exclusion/treatment of the so-called reversible causes of cardiac arrest (ERC 2021). The analysis of the literature on the Lazarus phenomenon showed that the presence of a non-shockable rhythm [48][49][50] during CPR did not preclude autoresuscitation [50][51][52]. M. Grześkowiak showed the presence of 79% of non-shockable rhythms among all cases of the Lazarus phenomenon described so far.…”

Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon

“…One case report described the spontaneous return of cardiac rhythm after observation for at least 10 min after stopping CPR [ 16 ]. Another case report of hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest found that the patient responded to sodium bicarbonate at 7 min after the cessation of 35 min of CPR [ 17 ]. Similarly, a patient with chronic kidney disease and hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest recovered 8–10 min after the cessation of 26 min of CPR [ 18 ].…”

A Case Report of Delayed Return of Spontaneous Circulation: Lazarus Phenomenon

“…4 Other applicable mechanisms could be a prolonged retractile state of the myocardium in the context of hyperkalemia or delayed action of Advanced Cardiac Life Support medications due to delayed venous return. 4,5…”

Lazarus Phenomenon or the Return from the Afterlife—What We Know about Auto Resuscitation

“…In resuscitation proceedings, especially at the level of advanced activities, in order to avoid mistakes, great emphasis should be placed on the analysis and exclusion/treatment of the so-called reversible causes of cardiac arrest (ERC 2021). The analysis of the literature on the Lazarus phenomenon showed that the presence of a non-shockable rhythm [48][49][50] during CPR did not preclude autoresuscitation [50][51][52]. M. Grześkowiak showed the presence of 79% of non-shockable rhythms among all cases of the Lazarus phenomenon described so far.…”

Risen Alive: The Lazarus Phenomenon

“…One case report described the spontaneous return of cardiac rhythm after observation for at least 10 min after stopping CPR [ 16 ]. Another case report of hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest found that the patient responded to sodium bicarbonate at 7 min after the cessation of 35 min of CPR [ 17 ]. Similarly, a patient with chronic kidney disease and hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest recovered 8–10 min after the cessation of 26 min of CPR [ 18 ].…”

A Case Report of Delayed Return of Spontaneous Circulation: Lazarus Phenomenon

“…4 Other applicable mechanisms could be a prolonged retractile state of the myocardium in the context of hyperkalemia or delayed action of Advanced Cardiac Life Support medications due to delayed venous return. 4,5…”