More people are walking away from a type of cardiac arrest that is nearly always fatal, thanks to a new protocol being tested at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. It's called an ECPR ...

People who suffer cardiac arrest usually have low likelihood of survival, especially if it happens out of the hospital. Those who do survive can have neurological damage due to the lack of oxygen-rich ...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is associated with improved neurological outcomes, compared with standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even with prolonged resuscitation and ...

A new protocol is being tested at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center called an ECPR alert. The alert is designed for usage after ventricular fibrillation has been administered 3 times and ...

Rhaman Johnson collapsed at work in December. What happened next tested a lifesaving technology rarely available outside ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has been named an Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) Receiving Center, effective July 1. This ...