Clinical characteristics of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in China: a multicenter retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) might markedly increase the survival of selected patients with refractory cardiac arrest. But the application situation and indications remained unclear.

Materials and methods

We respectively reviwed all adult patients who underwent ECPR from January 2017 to March 2021. Patient characteristics, initiation and management of ECMO, complications, and outcomes were collected and compared between the survivors and nonsurvivors. LASSO regression was used to screen risk factors. Multivariate logistic regression was performed with several parameters screened by LASSO regression.

Results

Data were reported from 42 ECMO centers covering 19 provinces of China. A total of 648 patients were included in the study, includin

SUBMITTER: Yuan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11234634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature