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Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest

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Cardiac arrest affects approximately 600 000 people in the US yearly and is associated with a survival rate of 10% to 12% for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and 25% to 30% for in-hospital cardiac arrests.1 Outcomes are particularly poor for people with cardiac arrests who are not responsive to initial treatment. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a newer treatment option for these patients.

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Article Information

Accepted for Publication: March 21, 2023.

Published Online: April 27, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.5585

Corresponding Author: Lars W. Andersen, MD, MPH, PhD, DMSc, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark (lwandersen@clin.au.dk).

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Granfeldt reported receiving personal fees for serving on a data and safety monitoring board for Noorik Pharmaceuticals and being a consultant for NMD Pharma outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

Disclaimer: Dr Andersen is a statistical reviewer for JAMA but was not involved in any of the decisions regarding review of the manuscript or its acceptance.

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