RCT | Early extracorporeal CPR did not improve outcomes in patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Early Extracorporeal CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – American College of Cardiology

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In a randomized trial, patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received extracorporeal CPR and those who received conventional CPR had similar results for survival and favorable neurologic outcomes. https://t.co/Irw8nrV8AA pic.twitter.com/lOPsBzhP3O

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