Neurological outcomes and duration from cardiac arrest to the initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective study

Abstract Background We investigated the relationship between neurological outcomes and duration from cardiac arrest (CA) to the initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (CA-to-ECMO) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary res...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Yukawa, Masahiro Kashiura, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanabe, Yuichi Hamabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0440-7