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Table 2 ECMO characteristics and length of ICU stay

From: Retrospective analysis of factors associated with outcome in veno-venous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation

Variable

Total cohort (n=51)

Dead (n=26)

Alive (n=25)

p value

ECMO duration, days

8.2 (4.2-15.2)

11.4 (2.8-19.9)

6.6 (4.2-10.5)

0.258

ECMO weaning, n (%)

34 (65)

9 (35)

25 (100)

<0.001*

iNO on ECMO, n (%)

20 (39)

10 (38)

10 (40)

0.910

PP on ECMO, n (%)

4 (8)

2 (8)

2 (8)

0.967

LOS ICU, days

22.4 (13.8-37.2)

23.4 (10.5-37.1)

21.0 (15.8-49.0)

0.270

Variable

ARDS cohort (n=33)

ARDS dead (n=20)

ARDS alive (n=13)

p value

ECMO duration, days

8.3 (3.6-16.1)

11.4 (2.3-18.7)

6.7 (4.0-13.5)

0.685

ECMO weaning, n (%)

20 (61)

7 (35)

13 (100)

<0.001*

iNO per ECMO, n (%)

13 (39)

8 (40)

5 (39)

0.929

PP per-ECMO, n (%)

4 (12)

2 (10)

2 (15)

0.643

LOS ICU, days

18.7 (11.5-36.7)

20.6 (9.0-36.2)

18.5 (13.7-50.4)

0.507

  1. Continuous data expressed as median (interquartile range). The * symbol indicates significant differences (p < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviations. ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU Intensive Care Unit, iNO inhaled nitric oxide, LOS Length of stay, PP Prone positioning