Ventilatory and ECMO treatment of H1N1-induced severe respiratory failure: results of an Italian referral ECMO center

Table 4 main ventilation and ECMO data of patients treated with ECMO

			Pre-ECMO parameters								In-ECMO parameters (Day 1)
Patient	Age (years)	Comorbidity	Peak Pressure	PEEP	tV	RR	PaO₂*	CO₂	pH	Ventilation days before ECMO	Peak Pressure	PEEP	tV	RR	Pump Flow	Days on ECMO	Ventilation days after ECMO
1	15	Asthma	30	14	350	14	50	52	7.18	1	18	10	300	10	5.2	6	3
2	58	-	30	14	400	16	66	76	7.14	2	22	14	300	7	5.0	6	5
3 ^§	44	Obesity	33	15	240	20	60	89	7.27	2	28	15	200	9	6.1	15^	12
4 ^§	48	Cigarette smoke	40	10	700	18	58	54	7.29	1	24	14	270	7	5.9	8	10^
5 ^§	30	Asthma, obesity, cigarette smoke	35	15	700	22	48	55	7,22	2	24	14	400	6	5.3	6	3
6 ^§	45	Psychiatric disorder, emphysema bulla	45	18	250	20	54	73	7.22	6	28	17	160	8	5.7	37^#^	-
7	45	-	35	15	410	32	73	84	7.17	7	25	15	300	20	5.0	18	21^

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