All patients Influenza COVID-19
Number of patients n = 45 n =17 n = 28 P-value
Length on ECMO (days) 17.8 ± 16.1 12.2 ± 5.7 21.4 ± 19.4 0.025
ECMO survival 35 (78%) 16 (94%) 19 (68%) 0.040
30 days after decannulation survival 28 (62%) 13 (76%) 15 (54%) 0.130
Complications
Renal failure 10 (22%) 3 (18%) 7 (25%) 0.565
Liver failure 3 (7%) 1 (6%) 2 (7%) 0.869
Stroke 2 (4%) 1 (6%) 1 (4%) 0.715
Brain bleed 2 (4%) 1 (6%) 1 (4%) 0.715
Cannula site bleed 5 (11%) 1 (6%) 4 (14%) 0.384
GI bleed 9 (20%) 3 (18%) 6 (21%) 0.758
Any new infection during ECMO 17 (38%) 3 (18%) 14 (50%) 0.030
Bacterial pneumonia 11 (24%) 1 (6%) 10 (36%) 0.024
Blood culture-positive sepsis 10 (22%) 1 (6%) 9 (32%) 0.040