Current Use, Capacity, and Perceived Barriers to the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Canada
Author(s) -
Brian Grunau,
Sam D. Shemie,
Lindsay C. Wilson,
Katie N. Dainty,
Dave Nagpal,
Laura Hornby,
Yoan Lamarche,
Sean van Diepen,
Hussein D. Kanji,
James B. Gould,
Richard Saczkowski,
Steven C. Brooks
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cjc open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2589-790X
DOI - 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.11.005
Subject(s) - extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medical emergency , emergency medical services , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , resuscitation
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a therapeutic option for refractory cardiac arrest. We sought to perform an environmental scan to describe ECPR utilization in Canada and perceived barriers for application to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
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