cardiology anaesthesia-icu
RESCUE-IHCA Score for ECPR in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Predicts favourable neurological outcome (CPC 1-2) after ECPR (extracorporeal CPR using VA-ECMO) for refractory in-hospital cardiac arrest. Helps guide appropriate patient selection for this resource-intensive intervention.
References
- Yeo HJ et al. Development and validation of the RESCUE-IHCA score for predicting survival after ECPR in in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2021;168:53-59.
- Panchal AR et al. 2019 American Heart Association focused update on advanced cardiovascular life support. Circulation. 2019;140(24):e881-e894.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Lipid Emulsion 20% (Intralipid) · Antidote / Resuscitation
- Amiodarone (IV — ICU/Peri-Arrest) · Antiarrhythmic (Class III)
- Lidocaine IV (Cardiac Arrhythmia) · Antiarrhythmic
- Ranolazine · Refractory Stable Angina
- Protamine Sulphate (Heparin Reversal) · Heparin Reversal / Cardiac Surgery
- Mavacamten · Cardiac myosin inhibitor
Pathways
- Acute Heart Failure · ESC 2021 Heart Failure Guidelines; NICE NG106
- NSTEMI / Unstable Angina · ESC 2020 NSTEMI Guidelines; NICE NG185
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.