CARDIAC ARREST DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY

Abstract

This presentation concerns the resuscitation procedure and special apparatus for this procedure. We suggest that surgeons and anesthetists become interested in this procedure. Indeed, it might be advisable for the American College of Surgeons and all surgical specialty boards to require knowledge of the resuscitation procedure for certification. <h3>TYPE OF CASE IN WHICH RESUSCITATION CAN BE SUCCESSFUL</h3> This discussion concerns patients who die in the operating room. The patient sustains a breakdown in the oxygen system which occurs before the operation has started, during operation or after the operation has been completed. It might be possible to accomplish successful resuscitation elsewhere in the hospital, provided requirements can be met. However, these requirements must be anticipated; they cannot be improvised at the moment when they are needed. Not all patients who sustain a breakdown in the oxygen system can be resuscitated, but it is