Table 2 Patients and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO) characteristics and comparison between veno-venous (VV) ECMO and veno-arterial (VA) ECMO.
Variables | VA ECMO (n = 105) | VV ECMO (n = 53) | P value for VV versus VA ECMO |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50 (43-59) | 35 (24-49) | < 0.0001 |
Female | 23 (22%) | 20 (37.7%) | 0.039 |
APACHE II score (n = 144) | 21.5 (16-27) | 16.5 (13-21) | 0.001 |
ECMO initiated in another hospital | 19 (18%) | 22 (41%) | 0.002 |
ECMO post surgery | 54 (51%) | 6 (11%) | < 0.0001 |
Days on support | 7 (5-10) | 10 (6-16) | 0.0046 |
SOFA score day 0 (n = 144) | 10 (10-13) | 12 (10-14) | 0.721 |
PaO2/FiO2 day 0 (n = 125) | 287 (112-370) | 71 (60-99) | < 0.0001 |
Plasma lactate day 0 (mmol/l) (n = 131) | 6.5 (3.1-10.8) | 1.8 (1.2-3.1) | < 0.0001 |
RRT associated | 61 (58%) | 27 (51%) | 0.402 |
Complications | Â | Â | Â |
   Bleeding plus surgery | 34 (32.4%) | 9 (17%) | 0.057 |
   Total of RBC units | 14 (7-24) | 9 (5-18) | 0.0911 |
   RBC units/day on ECMO | 2 (1-3.3) | 1 (0.6-1.7) | < 0.0001 |
   Platelets | 4 (1-8) | 1 (0-3) | < 0.001 |
   FFP | 4 (1-11) | 0 (0-4) | < 0.001 |
   Cryoprecipitate | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-1) | 0.004 |
   Neurological stroke | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 |
   Vascular complications | 10 (9.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.017 |
   At least one bloodstream infection | 14 (13.3%) | 7 (13.2%) | 1 |