Table 3 Response and cannulation times / CPR durations / Initial ECMO parameters
ECPR details | |
|---|---|
n | 10 |
Total CPR duration, mean (range), min | 46 (32—62) |
EMS call to ECMO team arrival on scene, mean (range), min | 27 (9—37) |
Decision to ECMO blood flow > 3 Ltr/min, mean (range), min | 16 (11—26) |
EMS call to ECMO blood flow > 3 Ltr/min, mean (range), min | 50 (35–62) |
ECMO blood flow @ 5 min, mean (range), Ltr/min | 3.2 (2.8–4.0) |
Fresh Gas Flow @ 5 min, mean (range), Ltr/min | 4.1 (4.0–5.0) |
ECMO return pressure @ 5 min, mean (range), mmHg | 274 (217–360) |
ECMO access pressure @ 5 min, mean (range), mmHg | − 110 (− 80 to − 180) |
Venous blood temperature @ 5 min, mean (range), celcius | 34.9 (34.1–37.5) |
Native Rhythm on commencement of ECMO | |
PEA, n (%) | 4 |
VF, n (%) | 5 |
Asystole, (%) | 1 |
Lactate @ hospital arrival, median (range),mmol/L | 7.3 (1.7–16.2) |
Troponin @ hospital arrival, median (range) ng/L | 7,453 (118–98,000) |
Initial investigation | |
Coronary Angiography, n (%) | 8 |
CT-angiography, n (%) | 2 |
Aetiology of arrest: | |
Proximal Left Anterior Descending / Left Circumflex lesion, n (%) | 4 |
Left Main Stem lesion n (%) | 2 |
Right coronary lesion, n (%) | 1 |
Aortic Dissection, n (%) | 2 |
No cause identified, n (%) | 1 |
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), n (%) | 7 |