Resuscitation
-
Multicenter Study Observational Study
Outcome of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in severe accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest and circulatory instability: a multicentre, prospective, observational study in Japan (ICE-CRASH study).
To elucidate the effectiveness of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in accidental hypothermia (AH) patients with and without cardiac arrest (CA), including details of complications. ⋯ ECMO improved survival and neurological outcomes in AH patients with CA, but not in AH patients without CA.