New treatment approach helps some survive deadly cardiac arrest
The ECPR alert has been tested in a few small studies, and so far the data show an increase to approximately 40 percent chance of survival. With additional positive results, the hope is the ECPR protocol will become standard practice and save more lives across the country.
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