Table 1 Characteristics of the 15 patients
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Male sex | 10 (66.7) |
Age (years) | 47 (32-53) |
SAPS II at admission | 79 (62-90) |
SOFA at admission | 15 (10-17) |
McCabe & Jackson comorbidity score | 0 (0-1) |
   < 2 | 12 (80) |
   ≥ 2 | 3 |
Reason for ECMO | Â |
   Venoarterial ECMO | 11 (73.3) |
Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock | 5 |
Cardiac transplantation | 1 |
Infarction-related cardiogenic shock | 3 |
Myocarditis | 2 |
   Venovenous ECMO for ARDS | 4 (26.7) |
Pneumonia | 3 |
Acute pancreatitis | 1 |
Underlying disease | Â |
   Preexisting heart disease | 10 (66.7) |
Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 4 |
Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy | 2 |
Valvular cardiomyopathy | 1 |
Hypertension-related cardiomyopathy | 2 |
Congenital heart disease | 1 |
   Diabetes mellitus | 1 (6.7) |
   Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m-2) | 3 (20) |
30 < BMI < 35 | 2 |
35 < BMI < 40 | 1 |
BMI > 40 | 0 |
   Immunocompromised | 2 (13) |
HIV infected | 1 |
Allogenic stem-cell transplantation | 1 |