06 October 2025
: Case report 
Management of Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest with Hemoperitoneum from LUCAS Device: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Wade Hopper
ABDEF 1*, Elena J. Danielson ABDEF 1, Anthony J. Duncan EF 1, Abirami Saravanan F 1, Kristin Korderas AD 1,2, Rebekah Devasahayam ABD 1,2, Ramzi K. Deeik ABDEF 3, Khaled Zreik ADEF 1,2
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949607
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949607
Table 1 Timeline of events.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 0 hours 0 minutes | Witnessed pre-hospital cardiac arrest |
| 1 hour 10 minutes | Hospital arrival |
| 3 hours 15 minutes | Initiation of ECLS |
| 3 hours 35 minutes | ROSC |
| 4 hours 20 minutes | Intraoperative exploratory laparotomy |
| 5 hours 5 minutes | Transported to ICU |
| 9 hours 45 minutes | ICU bedside re-look laparotomy |
| 2 days | CRRT started |
| 3 days | Closure of chest and abdomen |
| 5 days | Extubated |
| 16 days | Tunneled dialysis catheter placed |
| 22 days | Discharged home |
| ECLS – extracorporeal life support; ROSC – return of spontaneous circulation; ICU – Intensive Care Unit; CRRT – continuous renal replacement therapy. | |