Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) in the Prehospital Setting: An Illustrative Case of ECPR Performed in the Louvre Museum.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) is now considered for the treatment of refractory cardiac arrest.

CASE REPORT:

In an urban city like Paris, extraction times of in-hospital ECPR can be long for patients presenting with refractory cardiac arrest. Using the medicalized prehospital system, we developed a possible early prehospital ECPR implementation. This case report is an example of ECPR prehospital implementation in the Louvre Museum.

CONCLUSION:

Patients eligible for ECPR must be selected according to strict criteria. Further research is necessary to compare prehospital and in-hospital implementation.

• Authors: Lionel Lamhaut, Alice Hutin, Juliette Deutsch, Jean-Herlé Raphalen, Romain Jouffroy, Jean-Pierre Orsini, Frédéric Baud, Pierre Carli
• Journal: Prehospital emergency care (Prehosp Emerg Care) 2017 May-Jun Vol. 21 Issue 3 Pg. 386-389 ISSN: 1545-0066 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 28103127 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Clinical Conference, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Aged
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (methods)
• Emergency Medical Services (methods)
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (methods)
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Male
• Museums
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (therapy)
• Time Factors
• Transportation of Patients