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Table 3 Outcome Measures

From: Long-term quality of life in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory hypoxaemia

Outcome measure

N = 21

ICU outcomes

 

ICU length of stay, days, median (IQR)

20.7 (14.9, 28.6)

Duration of mechanical ventilation, days, median (IQR)

15.3 (12.0, -23.2)

Duration of ECMO support, days, median (IQR)

10.6 (3.6, 15.8)

Survival at ICU discharge, n (%)

18 (86)

Reintubation, n (%)

1 (5)

Tracheostomy, n (%)

12 (57)

Pressure areas, n (%)

17 (81)

Hospital outcomes

 

Hospital length of stay, days, median (IQR)

28.4 (18.5, 37.7)

Survival at hospital discharge, n (%)

18 (86)

Cause of death, n (% of deaths)

3 (14)

Intrapulmonary hemorrhage

Sepsis

Multiple organ failure

1 (5)

1 (5)

1 (5)

Outcome of survivors

Days to follow-up, median (IQR)

N = 18

261 (225, 571)

Ambulant at hospital discharge, n (%)

12 (67)

Discharge destination, n (%)

 

Home

Other hospital

Rehabilitation facility

8 (44)

9 (50)

1 (6)

Returned to work (n = 15)

Returned to original work (n = 15)

8 (53%)

4 (26%)

  1. ECMO, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; IQR, interquartile range; N, number.