What are the complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Because my colleague who has a very good relationship with me has always said that he has complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At the beginning, I couldn't understand why there were complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. But after listening to his description, he thought that there might be complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Today, I'd like to talk about the complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

What are the complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation

First: cardiopulmonary resuscitation operation, even if the method is correct, there will be complications, and may leave sequelae. However, if the airway is not smooth or the blowing force is too large, it will cause gastric distension and gastric contents reflux, which will lead to aspiration.

Second: for the elderly patients with atherosclerosis, excessive head backward, especially when the head turns to one side, can cause the decrease of blood volume of cerebral basilar artery circulation, leading to brain stem ischemia. In accident patients, excessive head backward, head turning to one side or head flexion can aggravate cervical spinal cord injury and cause paralysis. Therefore, for this kind of patients, it is suggested that the head should be kept in a position consistent with the longitudinal axis of the body when the airway is opened, and the head should not be tilted back excessively.

Third, even if chest compression is used correctly, compression can also cause costal cartilage separation or multiple rib fractures, especially in the elderly. These are certainly not fatal complications. If appear flail chest after anabiosis, need to undertake long-term control breath. If possible, every patient who has received chest compressions should have chest X-ray examination as soon as possible to determine whether there are the above complications, hemorrhagic contusion and necrosis of the heart, and esophageal laceration.

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Although there are many complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, we should also understand that cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the most effective way to rescue people. Therefore, even if there are complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it can only be actively treated, and can not exclude cardiopulmonary resuscitation.