Long-term outcomes of patients who received extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) following in-hospital cardiac arrest: Analysis of EXCEL registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the six-month functional outcomes of patients who received extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) following in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in Australia.

Design

Secondary analysis of EXCEL registry data.

Setting

EXCEL is a high-quality, prospective, binational registry including adult patients who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in Australia and New Zealand.

Participants

Patients reported to the EXCEL registry who received ECPR following IHCA and had the six-month outcome data available were included.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was functional outcome at six months measured using the modified Rankin scale (mRS). The secondary outcomes included mortality, disability, health status, and

SUBMITTER: Pound G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11734221 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature