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    Prehospital Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

    Nov 7, 2026DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2602919Original ArticleNEJM

    Written by: Dinis Reis Miranda, M.D., Ph.D.Xavier Moors, M.D., Ph.D.Samir Ali, M.D.Iscander M. Maissan, M.D., Ph.D.Hans L. van Schuppen, M.D., Ph.D.Lars Mommers, M.D.Ellen E.M. Weelink, M.D.Robert-Jan Houmes, M.D., Ph.D.Fabian O. Kooij, M.D.Marijn Tacken, M.D.Manfred J. Hirner, M.D., Ph.D.Mark van Vledder, M.D., Ph.D.Patrick R. Schober, M.D., Ph.D.Cor Slagt, M.D., Ph.D.Lieneke Venema, M.D.Christiaan Meuwese, M.D., Ph.D.Annemarie Engstrom, M.D., Ph.D.Merijn Kant, M.D.Sakir Akin, M.D., Ph.D.Joris van der Heijden, M.D.Walter M. van den Bergh, M.D., Ph.D.Judith M.D. van den Brule, M.D., Ph.D.Erik Scholten, M.D.Carlos V. Elzo Kraemer, M.D.Luuk Otterspoor, M.D., Ph.D.Laurien van Koppenhagen, M.D.Jesse de Metz, M.D., Ph.D.Thijs S.R. Delnoij, M.D., Ph.D.Jeroen J.H. Bunge, M.D.Paul Wijnandts, M.D.Rohit M. Oemrawsingh, M.D., Ph.D.Gabe Bleeker, M.D., Ph.D.Dirk W. Donker, M.D., Ph.D.Bas W.J. Bens, M.D.Robert-Jan M. van Geuns, M.D., Ph.D.Ineke van de Pol, M.Sc.Jose M. Montero-Cabezas, M.D., Ph.D.Leon Montenij, M.D., Ph.D.Marijn Kuipers, M.D.Bas van den Bogaard, M.D., Ph.D.Roberto Lorusso, M.D., Ph.D.Robert van Thiel, M.D.Jose P.S. Henriques, M.D., Ph.D.Stefan Verstraeten, M.D.Tim Jansen, M.D., Ph.D.Adriaan O. Kraaijeveld, M.D., Ph.D.Maurits H. Renes, M.D.Krischan D. Sjauw, M.D., Ph.D.Jeroen A. Janson, M.D.Ingeborg Harks, R.N.Henrik Endeman, M.D., Ph.D.Marcel C.G. van de Poll, M.D., Ph.D.Dwight Dumay, B.Sc.Sanne E. Hoeks, Ph.D.Esther van Lieshout, M.Sc.Dennis Den Hartog, M.D., Ph.D.Diederik Gommers, M.D., Ph.D.

    Summary

    In patients 50 years of age or younger with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the percentage surviving to hospital discharge was higher with prehospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation than with conventional care.
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