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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

…ventricular arrhythmia without return of spontaneous circulation within 15 minutes, were included. At 30 days, 20% of those in the extracorporeal CPR group and 16%…

Central venous catheter

…plasmapheresis or other extracorporeal therapy (requires a large bore dialysis catheter, not an ordinary triple lumen catheter). Measurement of central venous pressure and central venous…

Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Risk Stratification and Reperfusion

…including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), may be required in this setting. Clinical presentation and symptoms The clinical presentation reflects the severity of RV pressure overload…

Torsades de Pointes: Definition, Characteristics, and Management

…Support : Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) may be required for hemodynamic support [4]. Advanced Therapies : Consideration of endomyocardial biopsy or…

Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)

…ECMO = Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ALS = Advanced life support. Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACLS) should be initiated as early as possible. In out of hospital…

Capnography (end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement, ETCO2) during cardiac arrest

…for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) initiation ( Soar et al ). ETCO 2 trends can vary during CPR depending on various factors such as the cause of…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…Given the young age of these patients and the typically short periods of no flow and low flow, the early consideration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation …

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…Echocardiography bedside. Heating is optimally achieved using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In the absence of ECMO, both non invasive and invasive rewarming techniques should be…

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