TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Successful prehospital ECMO in drowning resuscitation after prolonged submersion
JO  - Resuscitation plus
A1  - Seesink, Jeroen
A1  - van der Wielen, Wietske
A1  - Dos Reis Miranda, Dinis
A1  - Moors, Xavier J. R.
SP  - e100685
EP  - e100685
VL  - 19
IS  - 
N2  - An 18-year-old drowning victim was successfully resuscitated using prehospital veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Despite 24 min of submersion in water with a surface temperature of 15 °C, the patient was cannulated on-scene and transported to a trauma center. After ICU admission on VA-ECMO, he was decannulated and extubated by day 5. He was transferred to a peripheral hospital on day 6 and discharged home after 3.5 weeks with favorable neurological outcome of a Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) score of 1 out of 5. This case underscores the potential of prehospital ECMO in drowning cases within a well-equipped emergency response system.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2666-5204
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100685
ID  - ref1
ER  -