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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a leading cause of death and disability, with the vast majority of OHCA victims not achieving return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) despite resuscitative measures [1]. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) —the provision of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a resuscitative measure during cardiopulmonary resuscitation—has emerged as a transformative innovation to treat refractory OHCA [2]. By providing both hemodynamic and ventilatory support, ECPR can bridge OHCA patients to definitive reversal/treatment of the precipitant of the cardiac arrest (e.g.

Source: Resuscitation - November 15, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nathan L. Haas, Joseph E. Tonna Tags: Editorial Source Type: research