Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hypothermic cardiac arrest: A secondary analysis of multicenter extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation registry data in Japan

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is used to resuscitate patients with cardiac arrest; however, its effect in treating hypothermic cardiac arrest has not been well studied. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to examine the characteristics and outcomes of patients with hypothermic cardiac arrest who underwent ECPR, using a multicenter out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) registry in Japan.