Organ donation after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a metropolitan cardiac arrest centre in Milan, Italy

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) may improve survival in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) but also expand the donor pool as these patients often become eligible for organ donation. Our aim is to describe the impact of organ donation in OHCA patients treated with ECPR in a high-volume cardiac arrest centre.

Source: Resuscitation - April 10, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matteo Aldo Bonizzoni, Tommaso Scquizzato, Marina Pieri, Silvia Delrio, Pasquale Nardelli, Alessandro Ortalda, Antonio Dell'Acqua, Anna Mara Scandroglio, ECPR-CARE Collaborators Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research