Evaluating the impact of ELSO guideline adherence on favorable neurological outcomes among patients requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Selecting the appropriate candidates for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is challenging. Previously, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) guidelines suggested the example of inclusion criteria. However, it is unclear whether patients who meet the inclusion criteria of the ELSO guidelines have more favorable outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between the outcomes and select inclusion criteria of the ELSO guidelines.
Source: Resuscitation - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Akira Kawauchi, Yohei Okada, Makoto Aoki, Tomoko Ogasawara, Takashi Tagami, Nobuya Kitamura, Mitsunobu Nakamura, behalf of the SOS-KANTO 2017 Study Group Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research