Impact of extracorporeal CPR with transcatheter heart pump support (ECPELLA) on improvement of short-term survival and neurological outcome in patients with refractory cardiac arrest – A single-site retrospective cohort study
Aim: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) using veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a novel lifesaving method for refractory cardiac arrest. Although VA-ECMO preserves end-organ perfusion, it may affect left ventricular (LV) recovery due to increased LV loa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | Resuscitation Plus |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520422000443 |