Liver injury after a collapse caused by acute myocardial infarction, resuscitation and acute myocardial revascularisation

Abstract

The presented case report describes primarily an unrecognized liver injury after the resuscitation with cardiac massage due to myocardial infarction. After mycardial revascularization, the hemodynamic instability and anaemia in the patient persisted.

The performed CT scan confirmed a liver injury, namely the rupture of liver parenchyma with hemoperitoneum, which had to be treated surgically. It represents a complication of cardiac massage that occurs, though less frequently.

Keywords

• Resuscitation
• liver trauma