Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Prehospital Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors' conclusion
No definitive conclusions can be made as to the efficacy of prehospital ECPR in refractory cardiac arrest.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (>17 years) with OHCA
- Participants
- 222 adults · 4 studies
- Outcome
- Survival at hospital discharge
Methodological detailsPRISMA, random-effects meta-analysis, GRADE
- PRISMA
- Random-effects meta-analysis
- GRADE
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Survival at hospital discharge (pooled, single-group)
Overall survival at discharge
23.4%
95% CI 15.5–33.7
Further pooled results
- Pooled low-flow time
- 61.1 minutes (95% CI 45.2-77.0)
- I2 = 97%
Original publication
Prehospital Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 15 December 2022. doi:10.
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