Return to Work After Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Managed With or Without Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Nationwide Register-Based Study.
Emilie GregersKristian KragholmLouise LindeSivagowry Rasalingam MørkJo Bønding AndreasenChristian Juhl TerkelsenJens Flensted LassenJacob Eifer MollerHelle LaugesenMorten SmerupJesper KjærgaardHasse Møller SørensenLene HolmvangChristian Torp-PedersenChristian HassagerHelle SøholmPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
In refractory OHCA-patients employed prior to OHCA, approximately 1 out of 2 patients were employed after 1 year with no difference between patients treated with ECPR or standard advanced cardiovascular life support. Younger age and shorter length of hospitalization were associated with RTW while ECPR was not.