Outcomes BTT with VV-ECMO Non-BTT p1
N 21 276
30-day outcomes
30-day mortality 5 (23.8) 15 (5.4) <0.001
Postoperative ECMO 11 (52.4) 21 (7.6) <0.001
ECMO duration, days 9 (1-15; 1-19) 7 (2.2-26; 2-49)
Delayed chest closure 9 (42.8) 18 (6.5) <0.001
Chest drainage within 24h, mL 2225 (975-3450) 1125 (825-1725) 0.006
Surgical re-exploration 8 (38.1) 35 (12.7) <0.001
AKI requiring RRT 12 (57.1) 81 (29.4) 0.001
Tracheostomy 12 (57.1) 94 (34.1) 0.037
Chest infection 12 (57.1) 108 (39.1) 0.109
Sepsis 12 (57.1) 84 (30.4) 0.015
Stroke 0 12 (4.3)
ICU length of stay, d 19 (12-22.5; 1-52) 7 (4-21; 1-98) 0.011
1-year all-cause mortality 7 (33.3) 40 (14.5) 0.023
Cause of death
Multiorgan failure 5/7 (71.4%) 19/40 (47.5%)
Primary graft dysfunction 1/7 (14.3%) 0
Acute rejection 0 1/40 (2.5%)
Chronic rejection 1/7 (14.3%) 6/40 (15.0%)
Infectious complications 0 6/40 (15.0%)
Pulmonary embolism 0 1/40 (2.5%)
Malignancy 0 2 (5.0%)
Cardiac arrest 0 1 (2.5%)
Other causes 0 4 (10.0%)