Rapid-Response Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children With Cardiac Disease

Abstract

ECPR may promote survival in children with cardiac disease experiencing cardiac arrest unresponsive to conventional CPR with favorable early neurological outcomes. CPR duration was not associated with mortality, whereas patients with metabolic acidosis and noncardiac structural or chromosomal anomalies had higher mortality.