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To the Editor: The report by Walpoth et al. (Nov. 20 issue)¹ on survivors of accidental deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest was very interesting. I was impressed by their favorable results. From the published characteristics of the patients it is impossible to determine the length of time during which each patient had documented circulatory arrest with fixed, dilated pupils. This information is known to be important for prognosis and thus should be indicated.

Of the 32 patients in whom rewarming with cardiopulmonary bypass was attempted, 17 were not long-term survivors. It would certainly be of interest to analyze this population . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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