[Liver lesion in a cardiac arrest patient treated with therapeutic hypothermia].

Cardiac arrest patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If resuscitated therapeutic hypothermia (TH) improves outcome. The following coagulopathy caused by TH, antithrombotic drugs and acidosis can induce severe haemorrhage from non-acknowledged organ lesions. This story illustrates a liver lesion caused by cardiac compressions. By coincidence the lesion was found on a computed tomography scan. The patient remained circulatory stabil during TH and was discharged in good cerebral state. However, should these patients rutinely be scanned?