Key result
ECPR enables full recovery after cardiac arrest from refeeding syndrome in severe anorexia nervosa.
Case Report (n=1)
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation can serve as an effective bridge to recovery for cardiac arrest secondary to refeeding syndrome in anorexia nervosa.
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May support ECPR consideration in refractory refeeding arrests; single case leaves open need for prospective confirmation.
Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder, characterized by an abnormally low body weight. This case report illustrates a 22-year old female with cardiac arrest due to a refeeding syndrome in a patient with anorexia nervosa. It features the successful use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a case of severe left ventricular dysfunction resulting in a favorable outcome.Conclusion. We present the first case of a cardiac arrest due to a refeeding syndrome in anorexia nervosa featuring the successful use of an extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation approach as a bridge to full recovery.
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Waddell et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Anorexia nervosa with cardiac arrest due to refeeding syndrome (n=1). Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation was evaluated on Recovery. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation was successfully used as a bridge to full recovery in a 22-year-old female with cardiac arrest due to refeeding syndrome in anorexia nervosa.
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