{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Successful prehospital ECMO in drowning resuscitation after prolonged submersion.
{Author}: Seesink J;van der Wielen W;Dos Reis Miranda D;Moors XJR;
{Journal}: Resusc Plus
{Volume}: 19
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Sep
暂无{DOI}: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100685
{Abstract}: An 18-year-old drowning victim was successfully resuscitated using prehospital veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Despite 24 min of submersion in water with a surface temperature of 15 °C, the patient was cannulated on-scene and transported to a trauma center. After ICU admission on VA-ECMO, he was decannulated and extubated by day 5. He was transferred to a peripheral hospital on day 6 and discharged home after 3.5 weeks with favorable neurological outcome of a Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) score of 1 out of 5. This case underscores the potential of prehospital ECMO in drowning cases within a well-equipped emergency response system.