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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 1;78(1):92–101. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.011

Table 3 -.

Characteristics and clinical outcomes of subjects with ECPR

Initial Rhythm Witnessed Bystander CPR 911 call to ECPR flow interval (min) ECPR Duration (hours) Cause of Death
PEA Yes Yes 56 92.2 Post-cardiac arrest brain injury
PEA Yes Yes 60 6.7 Hemorrhagic shock
Asystole Yes No 73 <1 Sudden cardiac death
VF Yes Yes 50 112.8 Multi-organ failure
VF Yes No 92 27 Brain death

ECPR = Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, VF = Ventricular fibrillation, PEA = Pulseless electrical activity, ROSC = return of spontaneous circulation, ED = Emergency Department