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Could extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation be an effective rescue treatment in the near future?

Expiry Date
: 31/01/2027
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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This study looks into the eligibility potential of eCPR for out of hospital cardiac arrest cases associated with poor outcomes. eCPR may allow time to treat reversible causes.

Keywords: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, ECMO, eCPR, Utstein

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Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article was to have a look at cardiac arrest cases that showed potential for eCPR eligibility. The study shows the need for interdisciplinary work in the future to support delivery of eCPR therapy.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. OHCA (out of hospital cardiac arrest)

  2. ECPR (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
  3. The potential of eCPR.

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
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