Drowning Resuscitation Requires Another State of Mind
Author: Joost Bierens, MD, PhD
Journal: Resuscitation, September 2013
Every nook and cranny of medicine has its "go to" guy/girl; for drowning resuscitation, it's Joost Bierens. He, along with Dr. David Warner (Duke Anesthesiology) produced this Editorial in response to the previous article I reported on by Nitta et al. It brings up some intricacies in the data I missed while reading it myself and re-emphasizes the focus on ventilatory support in the resuscitation of a drowning victim. The authors tease out some important details about the data, provide their thoughts for why the data showed what it did, and provide recommendations for future research.
Reference:
Bierns JJ, Warner DS. Drowning resuscitation requires another state of mind. Resuscitation. 2013 Sep 12.
