Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: 10-year experience in a metropolitan cardiac arrest centre in Milan, Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Growing evidence supports extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients, especially in experienced centres. We present characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients treated with ECPR in a high-volume cardiac arrest centre in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy and determine prognostic factors.

Methods

Refractory OHCA patients treated with ECPR between 2013 and 2022 at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan had survival and neurological outcome assessed at hospital discharge.

Results

Out of 307 consecutive OHCA patients treated with ECPR (95% witnessed, 66% shockable, low-flow 70 [IQR 58-81] minutes), 17% survived and 9.4% had favourable neurological outcome. Survival a

SUBMITTER: Scquizzato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733689 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature