Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a resuscitation measure in the emergency department

Emerg Med Australas. 2010 Feb;22(1):85-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01261.x.

Abstract

A 53-year-old man presented to the ED with refractory ventricular fibrillation secondary to an occluded proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. We report the first case of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation instituted in our ED. It is one of the few reports in the literature of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation being utilized in the ED as a resuscitation measure.

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Occlusion / complications
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Resuscitation / methods*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy*