ECPR & refractory arrest
3 trials- 2023INCEPTIONECPRIn 160 patients with refractory OHCA, ECPR did not improve 30-day survival with favourable neurology versus conventional CPR.
- 2022PRAGUE-OHCAECPRIn 256 patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a hyperinvasive strategy (intra-arrest transport + ECPR + immediate cath) did not significantly improve 180-day CPC 1–2 survival versus standard ACLS.
- 2020ARRESTECPRIn 30 patients with refractory out-of-hospital VF arrest, ECPR plus expedited coronary angiography improved survival to hospital discharge versus standard ACLS.