1. ECPR in a tertiary care hospital: Presentation of challenges on the basis of a real case
- Author
-
Nadja Schai, Andreas Bloch, Gabor Erdoes, Jan-Oliver Friess, and Tobias M. Merz
- Subjects
business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,media_common.quotation_subject ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Tertiary care hospital ,Case description ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Presentation ,0302 clinical medicine ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Intervention (counseling) ,Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation ,Ventricular fibrillation ,medicine ,Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ,Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Medical emergency ,610 Medicine & health ,business ,media_common - Abstract
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a rescue intervention for refractory cardiac arrest. Based on a case description this article summarizes the indications, contraindications, the current literature and guidelines related to this topic. Further, challenges during a patient's course are described and potential problems are addressed.
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF