Survival after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adolescent arrhythmogenic arrest: ECPella (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with Impella®)—a case report

This is the first case description of ECPella use in a child in the UK and highlighted the importance of timely institution of E-CPR on survival benefit in fatal CS. The outcome success of post-resuscitation ECPella strategy in this adolescent was through collaborative interprofessional engagement of multiple supra-specialists within acute cardiology and critical care across paediatric and adult services and alignment with the institutional adult shock programme.