Outcomes of patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest transported to an ECMO centre compared with transport to non-ECMO centres.

To compare the outcomes of patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) transported to a hospital that provides extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) with patients transported to hospitals without ECPR capability. Retrospective review of patient care records in a pre-hospital and hospital setting. Adult patients with OHCA who left the scene and arrived with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress at 16 hospitals in Melbourne, Australia, between January 2016 and December 2019.