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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data

From: A novel strategy sequentially linking mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation optimizes prognosis of refractory cardiac arrest: an illustrative case series

Characteristics

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Age, years

47

17

8

94

Gender

Male

Female

Female

Female

BMI, kg/m2

21.3

18.6

19.7

18.8

Primary diseases

IHD

AFM

AFM

COPD

Site of CA

Home

Street

ICU

ICU

First CPR provider

First-aiders

Passersby

Intensivists

Intensivists

Conventional CPR durationa, min

77

120

70

80

Mechanical CC duration, min

62

115

60

70

Cardiac arrest durationb, min

270

2752

100

120

Duration for ECMO setup

20

33

30

25

Method for ECMO cannulation

Percutaneous

Percutaneous

Percutaneous

Percutaneous

APACHE II score at ECPR initiation

40

44

22

36

Assistant major intervention(s)

PCI, IABP, CRRT, MV

IABP, CRRT, MV

MV

MV

Mechanical CC-related adverse events

None

Pulmonary contusion

None

None

ECPR-related adverse events

PI, MODS

PE, MODS

PI, MODS

PI, MODS

ECPR duration, day

7

7

6

6

ICU stays, day

30

21

29

33

Hospital stays, day

87

39

20

33

CPC at discharge

1

1

1

Death

  1. AFM acute fulminate myocarditis, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, CA cardiac arrest, CC chest compression, CPC cerebral performance category, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CRRT continuous renal replacement treatment, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECPR extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, ICU intensive care unit, IHD ischemic heart disease, MODS multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, MV mechanical ventilation, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, PE pulmonary edema, PI pulmonary infection, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation
  2. aConventional CPR included manual and mechanical CPR
  3. bCardiac arrest duration, time from cardiac arrest to return of spontaneous circulation