Therapeutic Hypothermia May Improve Neurological Outcomes in Extracorporeal Life Support for Adult Cardiac Arrest

• Published in: Heart, lung & circulation Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 817 - 824
• Main Authors: Pang, Philip Y.K., MD, Wee, Gillian H.L., MN, Huang, Ming Jie, MD, Hoo, Anne E.E., BSc, Tahir Sheriff, Ismail Mohamed, BSc, Lim, See Lim, MD, Tan, Teing Ee, MD, Loh, Yee Jim, MD, Chao, Victor T.T., MD, Soon, Jia Lin, MD, Kerk, Ka Lee, BSc, Abdul Salam, Zakir Hussain, MD, MPH, Sin, Yoong Kong, MD, Lim, Chong Hee, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier B.V 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Cardiac arrest; Cardiovascular; Disease-Free Survival; Extracorporeal Circulation - adverse effects; Extracorporeal Circulation - methods; Extracorporeal life support; Female; Heart Arrest, Induced - adverse effects; Heart Arrest, Induced - methods; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hypothermia, Induced - adverse effects; Hypothermia, Induced - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Nervous System Diseases - mortality; Postoperative Complications - mortality; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Therapeutic hypothermia; Therapeutic hypothermia; Cardiac arrest; Extracorporeal life support

Background Limited data exists on patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia during extracorporeal life support (ECLS). We investigated outcomes and prognostic factors in these patients. Methods A retrospective review was conducted for 225 consecutive adult patients treated with ECLS between July 20...