Cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation: a successful resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Chun-Chieh Chiu; Chun-wen Chiu; Ying-Cheng Chen; Fu-Yuan Siao

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.035

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Cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation: a successful resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Chun-Chieh Chiu, MD

Chun-wen Chiu, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Medical Center, 500 Changhua City, Taiwan

Ying-Cheng Chen, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Changhua Christian Medical Center, 500 Changhua City, Taiwan

Fu-Yuan Siao, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Medical Center, 500 Changhua City, Taiwan

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.035

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of a mechanical cardiopulmonary life-support system and an adjunct to prolonged cardiac resuscitation. The ECMO results in good outcomes for patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest. We present a case of a 52-year-old man with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by refractory ventricular fibrillation. The patient was referred to our emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation was refractory to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation: a successful resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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