Hospital-administered ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational cohort study
Conclusions
Half of the ECPR protocol activations did not lead to ECMO treatment. However, every fourth ECPR candidate and every third patient who received ECMO-facilitated resuscitation at the hospital survived with a good neurological outcome.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Puolakka, T., Salo, A., Varpula, M., Nurmi, J., Skrifvars, M. B., Wilkman, E., Lemström, K., Kuisma, M. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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