A case of severe hypothermia with acute suppurative cholangitis resulting in bradycardia and cardiac arrest during rewarming

• Published in: KANTO Journal of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 224 - 227
• Main Authors: Ikeda, Mayuko, Hirose, Yosuke, Yuzawa, Hiroko, Kondo, Kengo, Hosono, Kazuki, Sadahiro, Tomohito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association for Acute Medicine of Kanto 28.12.2022; 日本救急医学会関東地方会
• Subjects: accidental hypothermia; cardiac arrest; septic shock; 偶発性低体温症; 心停止; 敗血症性ショック

A 74-year-old man with severe hypothermia complicated by septic shock due to acute suppurative cholangitis was admitted to our hospital in an unconscious state. On admission, his rectal temperature was 26.7 ℃, systolic blood pressure was 57 mmHg and ECG showed sinus bradycardia at 49 beats/min. Larg...