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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Successful resuscitation of an elderly man with deep accidental hypothermia using portable extracorporeal circulation in the emergency department: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Successful resuscitation of an elderly man with deep accidental hypothermia using portable extracorporeal circulation in the emergency department a case report Simone S Cooper1 Thomas J Papadimos 1 Jeffery A Campbell2 Gregory J Cerilli3 Shuab Omer3 Anthony L Braida1 and Ali M Hassan1 Address Department of Anesthesiology University of Toledo College of Medicine Toledo OH 43614 USA 2Department of Perfusion University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo OH 43614 USA and 3Department of Surgery University of Toledo College of Medicine Toledo OH 43614 USA Email Simone S Cooper - Thomas J Papadimos - Jeffery A Campbell - Gregory J Cerilli - Shuab Omer - Anthony L Braida - Ali M Hassan - Corresponding author Published 9 May 2008 Received 29 August 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 150 doi 1752-1947-2-150 Accepted 9 May 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 150 2008 Cooper et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Deep accidental hypothermia body temperature below 28 C is rare and has a high mortality rate. Successful resuscitation usually occurs in the young but a prompt intervention using a portable extracorporeal cardiopulmonary circulation device can also provide a good outcome for older persons. Case presentation We report the successful resuscitation of an 82-year-old male from deep accidental hypothermia using portable extracorporeal circulation in the emergency department. Conclusion