Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiac arrest: a retrospective multicenter study.

Dirk LunzLorenzo CalabròMirko BelliatoEnrico ContriLars Mikael BromanAnna Maria ScandroglioDaniel PatricioMaximilian MalfertheinerJacques CreteurAlois PhilippFabio Silvio TacconeFederico Pappalardo

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2020)

ECPR was associated with intact neurological recovery in 19% of unselected cardiac arrest victims, with 38% favorable outcome if stringent selection criteria would have been applied.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
brain injury