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SUBMITTER: Yu HY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334728 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Hsi-Yu HY Wang Chih-Hsien CH Chi Nai-Hsin NH Huang Shu-Chien SC Chou Heng-Wen HW Chou Nai-Kuan NK Chen Yih-Sharng YS
Intensive care medicine 20181213 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>Caseloads of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) have increased considerably, and hospital mortality rates remain high and unpredictable. The present study evaluated the effects of the interplay between age and prolonged low-flow duration (LFD) on hospital survival rates in elderly patients to identify subgroups that can benefit from ECPR.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult patients who received ECPR in our institution (2006-2016) were classified into groups 1, 2, and 3 (18-65, ...[more]