Editorial | Who? When? Where? How? Still the alpha and omega of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Who? When? Where? How? Still the alpha and omega of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation – European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care

Original Study: The association between time to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and outcome in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

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RCT: In patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a strategy of intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and immediate invasive assessment did not significantly improve survival with a favorable neurological outcome (OR 1.63; 95% CI 0.93 to 2.85; P = .09).

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults: evidence and implications.

Guidelines for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children and adults

Commentary on Twitter

Focus on eCPR-Who? When? Where? How? Excellent editorial by Prof A. Combes in #EHJACVC https://t.co/VJy8X09wb6@drmilicaa @krychtiukmd @EHJACVCEiC @JohannesGrand @rafavidalperez @ACVCPresident @cvrints @umityasarsinan1 @JasonKatzMD @susannaprice @mrubini pic.twitter.com/mf085I13dc

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