Dewolf P. A systematic review of current ECPR protocols. A step towards standardisation

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There is no standard ECPR cannulation technique. What exists is a majority preference, which is why this chapter argues from mechanism and time rather than from consensus.

Between-protocol comparison

DOI 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100018

Protocolised ECPR cannulation

Published protocols over-represent mature programmes; no outcome linkage; a decade of drift since publication.

Percutaneous Seldinger technique was the preferred access method in 44% of published protocols; protocols otherwise vary widely.

24 articles, 1,723 patients, describing institutional ECPR protocols