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Extracorporeal life support following out-of-hospital refractory cardiac arrest

Authors: Morgan Le Guen, Armelle Nicolas-Robin, Serge Carreira, Mathieu Raux, Pascal Leprince, Bruno Riou, Olivier Langeron

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Introduction

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has recently shown encouraging results in the resuscitation of in-hospital (IH) refractory cardiac arrest. We assessed the use of ECLS following out-of-hospital (OH) refractory cardiac arrest.

Methods

We evaluated 51 consecutive patients who experienced witnessed OH refractory cardiac arrest and received automated chest compression and ECLS upon arrival in the hospital. Patients with preexisting severe hypothermia who experienced IH cardiac arrest were excluded. A femorofemoral ECLS was set up on admission to the hospital by a mobile cardiothoracic surgical team.

Results

Fifty-one patients were included (mean age, 42 ± 15 years). The median delays from cardiac arrest to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ECLS were, respectively, 3 minutes (25th to 75th interquartile range, 1 to 7) and 120 minutes (25th to 75th interquartile range, 102-149). Initial rhythm was ventricular fibrillation in 32 patients (63%), asystole in 15 patients (29%) patients and pulseless rhythm in 4 patients (8%). ECLS failed in 9 patients (18%). Only two patients (4%) (95% confidence interval, 1% to 13%) were alive at day 28 with a favourable neurological outcome. There was a significant correlation (r = 0.36, P = 0.01) between blood lactate and delay between cardiac arrest and onset of ECLS, but not with arterial pH or blood potassium level. Deaths were the consequence of multiorgan failure (n = 43; 47%), brain death (n = 10; 20%) and refractory hemorrhagic shock (n = 7; 14%), and most patients (n = 46; 90%) died within 48 hours.

Conclusions

This poor outcome suggests that the use of ECLS should be more restricted following OH refractory cardiac arrest.

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Title: Extracorporeal life support following out-of-hospital refractory cardiac arrest
Authors: Morgan Le Guen
Armelle Nicolas-Robin
Serge Carreira
Mathieu Raux
Pascal Leprince
Bruno Riou
Olivier Langeron
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9976

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Extracorporeal life support following out-of-hospital refractory cardiac arrest

Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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