Comparison of extracorporeal and conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a retrospective propensity score matched study

Abstract Background The potential benefit of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) compared to conventional CPR (CCPR) for patients with refractory cardiac arrest (CA) remains unclear. Methods This study is a retrospective analysis of a prospective database of CA patients, which includ...

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Main Authors: Daniel Patricio, Lorenzo Peluso, Alexandre Brasseur, Olivier Lheureux, Mirko Belliato, Jean-Louis Vincent, Jacques Creteur, Fabio Silvio Taccone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2320-1