Samir Ali, Xavier Moors, Hans van Schuppen, Lars Mommers, Ellen Weelink, Christiaan L Meuwese, Merijn Kant, Judith van den Brule, Carlos Elzo Kraemer, Alexander P J Vlaar, Sakir Akin, Annemiek Oude Lansink-Hartgring, Erik Scholten, Luuk Otterspoor, Jesse de Metz, Thijs Delnoij, Esther M M van Lieshout, Robert-Jan Houmes, Dennis den Hartog, Diederik Gommers, Dinis Dos Reis Miranda
BACKGROUND: The likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation with conventional advanced life support is known to have an exponential decline and therefore neurological outcome after 20 min in patients with a cardiac arrest is poor. Initiation of venoarterial ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) during resuscitation might improve outcomes if used in time and in a selected patient category. However, previous studies have failed to significantly reduce the time from cardiac arrest to ECMO flow to less than 60 min...
April 17, 2024: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine