The Promise and Challenges of ECMO
ECMO outperforms traditional CPR for certain cardiac arrest patients, a new meta-analysis revealed. But ECMO's large-scale implementation would require substantial considerations.
ECMO outperforms traditional CPR for certain cardiac arrest patients, a new meta-analysis revealed. But ECMO's large-scale implementation would require substantial considerations.
Median length of ECMO was 14 days in first wave patients vs 20 days in second wave patients, with ECMO mortality greater in second wave patients 69% vs 32% .
ECMO may be considered a bridge to interventional catheterization, given a rapidly deteriorating patient, a high-risk intervention, and a reasonable expectation of recovery of cardiac function following intervention.