Table 2.

Reported contra-indications for ECPR per study

Authors	CPR duration in minutes	Non-witnessed arrest	Severe comorbidity precluding ICU treatment	Advanced age (years)	Terminal cancer	Advanced CAD/heart failure	Non pre-selected patient categories*	Previous severe or irreversible brain damage	Liver cirrhosis	Renal failure	Uncontrollable sepsis	Uncontrollable bleeding/trauma	Irreversible (multi) organ failure	Arrest of septic origin	Coagulation disorder	BMI > 40	Weight < 30 kg	Aortic dissection	Extensive peripheral artery disease	Bedridden, care-dependant	At the discretion of the CPR team
Avalli et al.	< 30			> 75	x	X							x					x	x
Bednarcyzk et al	< 15	x			x						x	x	x	x	x	x		x	x
Blumenstein et al.		x	x		x	X		x				x			x			x
Chen et al.	< 10	x		> 75	x		x	x				x									x
Dennis et al.																					x
Ellouze et al.	< 30	x		> 75	x			x				x
Fagnoul et al.	< 10	x	x	> 65	x	X		x	x			x			x		x
Lazzeri et al.	< 30			> 75	x			x				x	x	x
Liu et al.	< 10				x		x	x				x									x
Jung et al.				> 74	x																x
Lee et al.					x
Lin et al.				x	x	X		x				x
Mazzeffi et al.	< 10						x														x
Peigh et al.				> 70	x	X		x			x	x
Pozzi et al.	< 20	x			x	X		x				x
Shin et al.				> 80	x			x				x	x	x
Spangenberg et al.	< 20						x
Stub et al.				> 65	x			x	x	x											X
Wang et al.	< 10	x	x	> 80	x			x				x	x							x

*Some studies selected pre-specified groups based on cardiac arrest aetiology. Liu: acute myocardial infarction; Mazeffi: post-cardiac surgery; Chen/Spangenberg: cardiac origin; Stub: cardiac origin with ventricular fibrillation; Jung: cardiac origin or pulmonary embolism