Health-related quality of life and cognitive function after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; a comparison of prehospital return-of-spontaneous circulation and refractory arrest managed with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for selected refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is increasingly used. Detailed knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and long-term cognitive function is limited. HRQoL and cognitive function were assessed in ECPR-survivors and OHCA-survivors with prehospital return of spontaneous circulation after standard advanced cardiac life support (sACLS).

Source: Resuscitation - February 22, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Emilie Gregers, Louise Linde, Joakim Bo Kunkel, Sebastian Wiberg, Peter Hasse M øller-Sørensen, Morten Smerup, Britt Borregaard, Henrik Schmidt, Jens Flensted Lassen, Jacob Eifer Møller, Christian Hassager, Helle Søholm, Jesper Kjærgaard Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research