Table 1: Demographic and intervention summary of cases.

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Age 52 70 41 70
Etiology CA during catheterization Postcardiotomy failure CA during catheterization Ischemic disease
Rhythm disturbance Incessant ventricular tachycardia Incessant ventricular fibrillation Incessant ventricular tachycardia Asystole
cCPR to ECMO (duration of time) 15 min. 37 min. 45 min. 41 min.
No flow time 2 min. 4 min. 3 min. 4 min.
Mortality time None 1 hr 24 hr 6 hr
Intervention Coronary bypass surgery Reoperated Stent Coronary bypass surgery
In-hospital stay (after ECMO) 67 days 1 hr 1 day 6 hr

Abbreviations: cCPR: Conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.