Cost effectiveness of pre-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - An analysis of the PRECARE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the use of pre-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest is increasing, there is little data on whether it is cost-effective. This study investigated its cost-effectiveness of based on our current study data.

Methods

Using data from the PRECARE trial, the New South Wales Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (CAR) and in-hospital costings, we performed a cost effectiveness analysis of pre-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). A Markov model was used to integrate PRECARE service costs and patient outcomes, team time allocation to ECPR, patient volume, organ donation and alternate pre-hospital delivery strategies. Bridging formulae were used with ECPR survivor Cerebral Performance Ca

SUBMITTER: Zmudzki F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906093 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature