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 |