Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E CPR) - Saving a life with ECMO - Future of CPR
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a salvage procedure just like cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, in which extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is started in an emergency on patients who have had a witnessed cardiac arrest (CA) and on whom the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) has failed or is likely to fail and when they have a destination treatment available. This video is a masterclass for all emergency medicine specialists as well as critical care specialists.
We saw the use of ECMO in COVID cases and the technology is just going to save more lives when used appropriately.