Search Tag: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
2022 01 Feb
A new study aimed to develop and validate a score to accurately predict the probability of death for adult extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). ECPR is widely used as a rescue technique among patients with refractory cardiac arrest and in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ECPR...Read more
2019 14 Nov
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) despite conventional resuscitation is common and has poor outcomes. Adding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (extracorporeal-CPR) is increasingly used in an attempt to improve outcomes. A new study analysed a prospective...Read more