Prognostic factors associated with favourable functional outcome among adult patients requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Alexandre Tran, Bram Rochwerg, Eddy Fan, Jan Belohlavek, Martje M. Suverein, Marcel C.G. van de Poll, Roberto Lorusso, Susanna Price, Demetris Yannopoulos, Graeme MacLaren, Kollengode Ramanathan, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Sonny Thiara, Joseph E. Tonna, Kiran Shekar, Carol L. Hodgson, Damon C. Scales, Claudio Sandroni, Jerry P. Nolan, Arthur S. Slutsky, Alain Combes, Daniel Brodie, Shannon M. Fernando Resuscitation DOI 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110004
Background: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), has demonstrated promise in the management of refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, evidence from observational studies and clinical trials are conflicting and the factors influencing outcome have not been well established.