RESUMO
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is increasingly used in cardiac arrest. Currently, public registries report the outcomes of cardiac arrest regardless of the setting (out-of-hospital versus in-hospital). Meanwhile, in-hospital cardiac arrest represents a more favorable setting for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation than out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Survival to discharge varies, but looks promising overall, ranging from 18.9% to 65%, with the bulk of the studies reporting survival to discharge between 30% and 50%, with about one-third to half of the patients discharged with no or minimal neurologic deficit. Based on the reported outcomes, in-hospital cardiac arrests can become a next focus for studies on successful implementation of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
