Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a standard of care in the future: a literature review [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

• Published in: F1000 research Vol. 12; p. 1149
• Main Authors: Patel, Vashistha, Patel, Shreya, Saab, Rayan, Prudhvi, Kalyan, Cobia, Miles, Rogers, Allison, Cole, Alanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: ECPR; ECMO; in-hospital cardiac arrest; extracorporeal life support; extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Background: The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is limited generally to situations where traditional CPR failed to restore a patient's heart rhythm. Although ECPR is not regarded as the standard of care for cardiac arrest patients, it might be a more effective treatme...