Importance of pulse pressure after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Seok In LeeYong Su LimChul-Hyun ParkWoo Sung ChoiChang Hyu Choi

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

We conclude that long CPR duration and loss of pulse pressure after ECPR predict unsuccessful weaning from ECMO. However, unlike CPR duration, loss of pulse pressure during post-ECPR was related to subsequent management. In patients with reduced pulse pressure after ECPR, careful management is warranted because this reduction is closely associated with unsuccessful weaning off ECMO support after ECPR.

Keyphrases

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest
blood pressure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
intensive care unit