The EROCA study will examine if it is feasible and beneficial to quickly transport out - of - hospital cardiac arrest patients with ongoing CPR and ACLS to an emergency department capable of rapidly initiating ECPR if standard therapy is unsuccessful. (uofmhealth.org)
The study led by Lund University involved 950 cardiac arrest patients in Europe and Australia. (sciencedaily.com)
Refractory cardiac arrest patients brought to hospital with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can survive with good brain function, according to research in nearly 4,000 patients presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Helle Søholm, a cardiologist at Copenhagen University Hospital Righospitalet in Denmark. (sciencedaily.com)