Primary and secondary analyses of trials of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in refractory cardiac arrest: A silk purse or a sow ’s ear?

Cardiac arrest treated by bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early application of an automated external defibrillator, or high-quality emergency medical services (EMS) CPR is associated with a high likelihood of survival to discharge as well as good neurologic outcome.1 But patients who do not consistently respond to these initial attempts at resuscitation, who thereby have recurrent or refractory cardiac arrest, have a poorer prognosis.2,3
Source: Resuscitation - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research