SynthesisResuscitation2018
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: A systematic review.
Synthesis in Resuscitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05290805 (Optimized CT-imaging Protocol in VA-ECMO Patients After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - a Single-center Prospective Non-randomized Cohort Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Optimized CT-imaging Protocol in VA-ECMO Patients After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - a Single-center Prospective Non-randomized Cohort Study
Who cites it
89 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Singapore Paediatric Life Support Guidelines 2026.Singapore medical journal · 2026Guideline
- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 8. Pediatric advanced life support.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Guideline
- Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Internal and emergency medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing low-flow duration of extracorporeal and conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and propensity score-matched studies.Artificial organs · 2022Pooled it
- The impact of selection criteria and study design on reported survival outcomes in extracorporeal oxygenation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Pooled it
- 2020 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Part 7. Pediatric advanced life support.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2021Guideline
- 2020 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Part 4. Adult advanced life support.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2021Guideline
- 2020 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Part 6. Pediatric basic life support.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2021Guideline
- Neurological outcome after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Clinical Efficacy of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Adults with Cardiac Arrest: Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis.BioMed research international · 2019Pooled it
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- Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (EROCA): Results of a Randomized Feasibility Trial of Expedited Out-of-Hospital Transport.Annals of emergency medicine · 2021Trial
- Age-Dependent Benefit of ECPR in OHCA: An Interaction Analysis.Chonnam medical journal · 2026Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of younger adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Observational
- What's Yours Is Mine: Spontaneous Representation and Memorization of Co-Actor's Goals.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Low-flow time and neurological outcomes in AMI patients undergoing ECPR: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- The influence of preexisting coronary artery disease on long-term follow up and neurological outcome in patients receiving out of hospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
aimTo assess the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), compared with manual or mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in adults and children.
methodsThe PRISMA guidelines were followed. We searched Medline, Embase, and Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews for randomized clinical trials and observational studies published before May 22, 2018. The population included adult and pediatric patients with OHCA and IHCA of any origin. Two investigators reviewed studies for relevance, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias using the ROBINS-I tool. Outcomes included short-term and long-term survival and favorable neurological outcome.
resultsWe included 25 observational studies, of which 15 studies were in adult OHCA, 7 studies were in adult IHCA, and 3 studies were in pediatric IHCA. There were no studies in pediatric OHCA. No randomized trials were included. Results from individual studies were largely inconsistent, although several studies in adult and pediatric IHCA were in favor of ECPR. The risk of bias for individual studies was overall assessed to be critical, with confounding being the primary source of bias. The overall quality of evidence was assessed to be very low. Heterogeneity across studies precluded any meaningful meta-analyses.
conclusionsThere is inconclusive evidence to either support or refute the use of ECPR for OHCA and IHCA in adults and children. The quality of evidence across studies is very low.
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