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Practice Guideline
. 2021 Mar 1;67(3):221-228.
doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001344.

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults. Interim Guideline Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

Alexander Sacha C Richardson  1 , Joseph E Tonna  2 , Vinodh Nanjayya  1 , Paul Nixon  1 , Darryl C Abrams  3 , Lakshmi Raman  4 , Stephen Bernard  5 , Simon J Finney  6 , Brian Grunau  7 , Scott T Youngquist  2 , Stephen H McKellar  2 , Zachary Shinar  8 , Jason A Bartos  9 , Lance B Becker  9 , Demetris Yannopoulos  8 , Jan Bˇelohlávek  10 , Lionel Lamhaut  11 , Vincent Pellegrino  1
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Practice Guideline

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults. Interim Guideline Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

Alexander Sacha C Richardson et al. ASAIO J. .

Abstract

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly being deployed for selected patients in cardiac arrest who do not attain a native circulation with conventional CPR (ECPR). This ELSO guideline is intended to be a practical guide to implementing ECPR and the early management following establishment of ECMO support. Where a paucity of high-quality evidence exists, a consensus has been reached amongst the authors to provide guidance to the clinician. This guideline will be updated as further evidence in this field becomes available.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Dr. Tonna was supported by a career development award (K23HL141596) from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Tonna received speakers’ fees from LivaNova related to cardiac arrest. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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