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Episode: Impact of ECPR initiation time and age on survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a nationwide observational study
Description: Are we giving our older patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) a fair shot? ⏱️ Current guidelines say an ECPR initiation time of up to 60 minutes is acceptable, but is that really the case for everyone? This is a question clinicians grapple with every day at the bedside.
A new nationwide observational study from South Korea tackles this head-on, analyzing data from 483 adult patients who received ECPR for non-traumatic OHCA. The study found that while both age and time to ECPR independently predict survival, the combination of the two is critical. The key takeaway? The "golden hour" for ECPR...