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Pre-hospital ECPR in an Australian metropolitan setting: a single-arm feasibility assessment—The CPR, pre-hospital ECPR and early reperfusion (CHEER3) study
Document Type
article
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Subject
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Language
English
ISSN
1757-7241
Abstract
Abstract Introduction Survival from refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without timely return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) utilising conventional advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) therapies is dismal. CHEER3 was a safety and feasibility study of pre-hospital deployed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory OHCA in metropolitan Australia. Methods This was a single jurisdiction, single-arm feasibility study. Physicians, with pre-existing ECMO expertise, responded to witnessed OHCA, age