J Emerg Med
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Multicenter Study
Characteristics of Intracranial Hemorrhage and Acute Aortic Syndromes Resuscitated with Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR).
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and acute aortic syndrome (AAS) are etiologies associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), even with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). ⋯ ICH and AAS should be considered potential causes of cardiac arrest, especially in cases with a nonshockable initial cardiac rhythm. However, differentiating them from cardiac causes of arrest remains challenging.