Balloon occlusion of the aorta during cardiac arrest -a death blow to the intestines?
The impact of intestinal ischaemia following cardiac arrest is uncertain, but ischaemia is likely to be exacerbated by REBOA. However, inflation of the balloon will occur when the patient is still in cardiac arrest and is a means to achieve ROSC. Hence, we argue that the added intestinal ischaemia caused by REBOA may be of limited clinical importance, but this is still to be answered.
Authors
- Bjørn Hoftun Farbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-9089)
- Jostein Rødseth Brede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9497-1147)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01321-6
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse