Lazarus phenomenon

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As Lazarus Syndrome are in the medicine an apparent very different observations resurrection referred. The phenomenon was named after Lazarus , who was raised from the dead by Jesus in the Bible :

  • In the international literature, the term is primarily used for the spontaneous resumption of circulatory function in patients who have already been considered dead. All published cases occurred after cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( resuscitation ), which was stopped apparently unsuccessfully. Possible causes are misinterpretations and technically inadequate registration of the ECG , a delayed effect of the administered catecholamines and certain phenomena in patients with a pacemaker . This form of the Lazarus phenomenon is observed in living people whose death was mistakenly assumed due to uncertain death signs .
  • In German-speaking countries, the term is also used for apparent signs of life ( English Lazarus sign 'Lazarus sign' ) in brain-dead patients. These are reflective movements that are spontaneous or triggered by touch . They usually appear on the arms or legs, more rarely on the trunk, and in individual cases can act like a directed movement. Although they are typical symptoms of brain death, they can easily be misinterpreted as signs of life by relatives and employees of the intensive care units and thus become a psychological burden.

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  1. ^ A. de Salvia et al .: A new case of Lazarus phenomenon? Forensic Sci Int (2004) 146 Suppl: pp. 13-15. PMID 15639558 .
  2. ↑ MH Dück et al .: The Lazarus Phenomenon - Spontaneous circulatory stabilization after unsuccessful intraoperative resuscitation in a patient with a pacemaker. Anaesthesist (2003) 52: pp. 413-418. PMID 12750825 .
  3. ↑ Colombia: Woman pronounced dead returns to life. In: Spiegel Online . February 17, 2010, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ T. Bein et al .: Determination of brain death and care of the organ donor: A challenge for intensive care medicine . Deutsches Ärzteblatt (2005) 102: A-278. online , accessed October 14, 2006.