Open AccessCardiopulmonary resuscitation in undiagnosed situs inversus totalis in emergency department: An intensivist challenge
Author(s) -
Sukhen Samanta,
Sujay Samanta,
Tanmoy Ghatak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.115335
Subject(s) - intensivist , medicine , situs inversus , emergency department , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , intensive care unit , resuscitation , medical emergency , intensive care , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , nursing
Situs inversus totalis is a rare congenital condition. A 34-year-old woman with undiagnosed situs inversus was referred to our emergency department with cardiac arrested state. She underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation with a modified approach. We faced different challenging aspects during intensive care management. Ultrasonography in CPR in our patient was very helpful. We restricted our discussion on special aspect of SIT in emergency and intensive care unit.