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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Daniel A GomesJoão PresumeJorge FerreiraAfonso Félix OliveiraTeresa MirandaCatarina BrízidoChristopher StrongAntónio Tralhão
Published in: Internal and emergency medicine (2023)
ECPR was not associated with a significant improvement in survival with favorable neurologic outcomes in refractory OHCA patients. Nevertheless, these results constitute the rationale for a well-conducted, large-scale RCT, aiming to clarify the effectiveness of ECPR compared to standard CPR.
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