title: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is used for patients in isolated or combined cardiopulmonary failures. The use of ECLS to rescue patients with cardiac arrest that is refractory to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been shown to improve survival in many patient populations. Increasing recognition of the survival benefit associated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has led to increased use of ECPR during the past decade. This review provides an overview of ECPR utilization; population-based clinical outcomes, resource utilization and costs associated this advanced form of life support therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: David Michael
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: McMullan
keywords: Cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); extracorporeal life support (ECLS); extracorporeal membrane oxygenation