Outcomes BTT with VV-ECMO non-BTT p1
N 21 169
30-day outcomes
30-day mortality 5 (23.8) 8 (4.7) 0.001
Postoperative ECMO 11 (52.4) 12 (7.1) <0.001
ECMO duration, days 9 (1-15; 1-19) 3 (2-27.5; 2-49)
Delayed chest closure 9 (42.8) 10 (5.9) <0.001
Chest drainage 24h, mL 2225 (975-3450) 1125 (719-1750) 0.005
Surgical re-exploration 8 (38.1) 24 (14.2) 0.006
AKI requiring RRT 12 (57.1) 50 (29.6) 0.011
Tracheostomy 12 (57.1) 60 (35.5) 0.058
Chest infection 12 (57.1) 66 (39.1) 0.112
Sepsis 12 (57.1) 52 (30.8) 0.019
Stroke 0 7 (4.1)
ICU length of stay, days 19 (12-22.5; 1-52) 7 (3.5-21.5; 1-97) 0.013
1-year all-cause mortality 7 (33.3) 27 (16.0) 0.050
Cause of death
Multiorgan failure 5/7 (71.4%) 13/27 (48.2%)
Primary graft dysfunction 1/7 (14.3%) 0
Acute rejection 0 1/27 (3.7%)
Chronic rejection 1/7 (14.3%) 5/27 (18.5%)
Infectious complication 0 5/27 (18.5%)
Other causes 0 3 (11.1%)