Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation
Table 3
Survival, days on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), days in hospital, and complications for patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR).
Overall (n = 16)
Survivors (n = 4)
Nonsurvivors (n = 12)
value
Survival to discharge (n)
4
4
0
—
Total days on ECMO
3.8 ± 2.2
4.8 ± 2.5
3.4 ± 2.2
0.38
Total days in hospital
8.1 ± 6.7
15.5 ± 4.7
5.7 ± 5.4
<0.05
Complications (n)
Vascular (limb ischemia, bleeding, or dissection/rupture)
6
2
4
0.60
New hemodialysis
5
1
4
1.00
Infection
4
2
2
0.24
Stroke or seizure
4
2
2
0.24
Severe anoxic brain injury
9
0
9
<0.05
Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract
1
1
0
0.25
All survivors were discharged with cerebral perfusion category 1 or 2.
