ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
ECMO in Cardiac Arrest: A Narrative Review of the Literature.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- ECPR readiness without perfusionist support: a cross-sectional national survey on circuit preparation, team structure, and training.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Direct Cardiac Compression Device for Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support.ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 2026Article
- Functional Outcome and Independence Among In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in South India: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
- Effects of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuits on Drug Sequestration: A Review of Ex Vivo Experiments.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Extracorporeal CPR Performance Metrics in Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Stepwise and Evidence-Based Appraisal of the VA-ECMO Implementation Process.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Improving quality and outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in refractory cardiac arrest: the Phoenix ECPR project.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- The Role of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pediatric Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Improved Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) Outcomes Is Associated with a Restrictive Patient Selection Algorithm.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Beginning of an ECLS Center: First Successful ECPR in an Emergency Department in Romania-Case-Based Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Impact between the favorable and unfavorable criteria for initiating extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and clinical outcomes.JTCVS open · 2023Article
- ECMELLA as a bridge to heart transplantation in refractory ventricular fibrillation: A case report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
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- Is VA-ECMO a Rescue Technique or a Treatment in Itself for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism?Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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- Immediate complete revascularization showed better outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors with left main or triple-vessel coronary diseases.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
- Hyperoxia during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest is associated with severe circulatory failure and increased mortality.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Features of Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Relative to Cardiogenic Shock Onset: A Single-Centre Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Extracorporeal life support in adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.Singapore medical journal · 2021Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Cardiac arrest (CA) is a frequent cause of death and a major public health issue. To date, conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the only efficient method of resuscitation available that positively impacts prognosis. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a complex and costly technique that requires technical expertise. It is not considered standard of care in all hospitals and should be applied only in high-volume facilities. ECMO combined with CPR is known as ECPR (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and permits hemodynamic and respiratory stabilization of patients with CA refractory to conventional CPR. This technique allows the parallel treatment of the underlying etiology of CA while maintaining organ perfusion. However, current evidence does not support the routine use of ECPR in all patients with refractory CA. Therefore, an appropriate selection of patients who may benefit from this procedure is key. Reducing the duration of low blood flow by means of performing high-quality CPR and promoting access to ECPR, may improve the survival rate of the patients presenting with refractory CA. Indeed, patients who benefit from ECPR seem to carry better neurological outcomes. The aim of this present narrative review is to present the most recent literature available on ECPR and to clarify its potential therapeutic role, as well as to provide an in-depth explanation of equipment and its set up, the patient selection process, and the patient management post-ECPR.
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