Status:

COMPLETED

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Effect in Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

Analysis of the patients' data who were rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and without ECMO. The survival rate and the weaning rate were analyzed to see the effect of ECMO on the prolong...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • CPR \> 10 min without return of spontaneous circulation

Exclusion

  • CPR with traumatic origin unless bleeding was under control, previous irreversible brain damage, terminal status of malignancy, and the age over 75 years. For the patients with post-cardiotomy shock requiring ECLS in the operating theater because of an inability of weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass, they were excluded as well from this ECPR cohort since they did not receive cardiac massage. The patients that had signed "Do-Not-Resuscitate" (DNR) consent were also excluded from ECLS deployment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 1996

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00173615

Start Date

April 1 1996

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

January 19 2009

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100