

Precisely what causes the Lazarus phenomenon remains unclear, but there are some theories. “Another pertinent question that arises is whether the death of a particular patient occurred as a result of premature cessation of resuscitative efforts or the omission of continued resuscitation,” he adds.
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“The professional expertise of the resuscitating doctor can be brought into question, not to mention the fact that such an event can lead to disrepute among colleagues.”

“The reason for these can be attributed to the fact that medicolegal issues are brought to light in cases which are pronounced dead which later turn out to have been alive,” he explains. “The Lazarus phenomenon is a grossly underreported event,” notes Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Since 1982, when the Lazarus phenomenon was first described in medical literature, there have been at least 38 reported cases.Īccording to a 2007 report by Vedamurthy Adhiyaman and colleagues, in around 82 percent of Lazarus syndrome cases to date, ROSC occurred within 10 minutes of CPR being stopped, and around 45 percent of patients experienced good neurological recovery.īut while the low number of report cases might highlight the rarity of Lazarus syndrome, scientists believe that it is much more common than studies suggest. I have not been able to verify the presence of this scene in the other manuscripts of the group.Share on Pinterest Lazarus syndrome is the return of spontaneous circulation after CPR has been stopped. Jean-Guy Violette, who is preparing a study of the illustrations of Parisinus graecus 74, for drawing my attention to the analogous cases indicated in note 64.)Ģ. I thank those present for many helpful suggestions and particularly M. Jean Lassus at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, on March 8th, 1969.

(I presented the material of this article at the seminar of M. 74 et les manuscrits d'Anastase Grimcovici », in Mélanges N. 223-75 Idem., « Une nouvelle réplique slavone du Paris, gr. Der Nersessian, It may be seen that the artist has conformed faithfully to the details of the Gospel narrative, as did indeed the illustrator of the Paris Tetraevangelion. Then Mary brought a pound of very costly perfume, oil of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus. There a supper was given in his honour, at which Martha served, and Lazarus sat among the guests with Jesus. This is the passage of the Gospel which the scene illustrates : « Six days before the Passover festival Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived whom he raised from the dead. When recently looking through Tsar Alexanders Gospel Book my eye was caught by a detail which seemed anomalous and anachronistic in a New Testament scene - a bishop reclining at a banquet 2 (Fig. It is, in fact, a Tetraevangelion, and, as is well known, it is one of the relatively numerous copies of the Tetraevangelion in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Parisinus graecus 74. The Parthenon friezes are not the only treasures in the British Museum there is also Tsar Alexander's Gospel Book.