Matteo Pozzi1, Catherine Koffel2, Xavier Armoiry3, Isabelle Pavlakovic2, Jean Neidecker2, Cyril Prieur4, Eric Bonnefoy4, Jacques Robin5, Jean-François Obadia5. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, "Louis Pradel" Cardiologic Hospital, "Claude Bernard" University, Lyon, France. Electronic address: mpozzi1979@gmail.com. 2. Department of Anesthesia and ICU, "Louis Pradel" Cardiologic Hospital, "Claude Bernard" University, Lyon, France. 3. Division of Clinical Research and Innovation, Innovation Department/UMR CNRS 5510 MATEIS, Equipe I2B, Lyon, France. 4. Department of Cardiology, "Louis Pradel" Cardiologic Hospital, "Claude Bernard" University, Lyon, France. 5. Department of Cardiac Surgery, "Louis Pradel" Cardiologic Hospital, "Claude Bernard" University, Lyon, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation displays low survival rate after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could be suggested as a rescue therapeutic option in refractory OHCA. The aim of this report is to analyze our experience of ECLS implantation for refractory OHCA. METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational analysis of our prospectively collected database. Patients were divided into a shockable rhythm (SH-R) and a non-shockable rhythm (NSH-R) group according to cardiac rhythm at ECLS implantation. The primary endpoint was survival to hospital discharge with good neurological recovery. RESULTS: From January 2010 to December 2014 we used ECLS in 68 patients (SH-R, n=19, 27.9% vs. NSH-R, n=49, 72.1%) for refractory OHCA. The clinical profile before ECLS implantation was comparable between the groups. Eight (11.7%) patients were successfully weaned from ECLS (SH-R=31.5% vs. NSH-R=4.0%, p=0.01) after a mean period of support of 2.1 days (SH-R=4.1 days vs. NSH-R=1.4 days, p=0.01). Six (8.8%) patients survived to discharge (SH-R=31.5% vs. NSH-R=0%, p=0.00). In the SH-R group 50% of the survivors were discharged without neurological complications. CONCLUSIONS: ECLS for refractory OHCA should be limited in consideration of its poor, especially neurological, outcome. Non-shockable rhythms could be considered as a formal contraindication allowing a concentration of our efforts on the shockable rhythms, where the chances of success are substantial.
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation displays low survival rate after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could be suggested as a rescue therapeutic option in refractory OHCA. The aim of this report is to analyze our experience of ECLS implantation for refractory OHCA. METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational analysis of our prospectively collected database. Patients were divided into a shockable rhythm (SH-R) and a non-shockable rhythm (NSH-R) group according to cardiac rhythm at ECLS implantation. The primary endpoint was survival to hospital discharge with good neurological recovery. RESULTS: From January 2010 to December 2014 we used ECLS in 68 patients (SH-R, n=19, 27.9% vs. NSH-R, n=49, 72.1%) for refractory OHCA. The clinical profile before ECLS implantation was comparable between the groups. Eight (11.7%) patients were successfully weaned from ECLS (SH-R=31.5% vs. NSH-R=4.0%, p=0.01) after a mean period of support of 2.1 days (SH-R=4.1 days vs. NSH-R=1.4 days, p=0.01). Six (8.8%) patients survived to discharge (SH-R=31.5% vs. NSH-R=0%, p=0.00). In the SH-R group 50% of the survivors were discharged without neurological complications. CONCLUSIONS: ECLS for refractory OHCA should be limited in consideration of its poor, especially neurological, outcome. Non-shockable rhythms could be considered as a formal contraindication allowing a concentration of our efforts on the shockable rhythms, where the chances of success are substantial.
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