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Table 5 Outcomes for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( VA ECMO) and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( VV ECMO).

From: Factors associated with outcomes of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: a 5-year cohort study

Variables

VA ECMO

(n = 105)

VV ECMO

(n = 53)

P value for VV versus VA ECMO

Primary outcomes

   

   -Hospital mortality

39 (37.1%)

20 (37.7%)

0.863

   -Successful weaning

78 (74.3%)

37 (69.8%)

0.896

Secondary outcomes

   

   -ICU mortality

36 (34.3%)

18 (33.9%)

1

   -ICU LOS after ECMO (days)

12 (4-20)

8 (0-15)

0.0373

   -Hospital LOS after ECMO (days)

27 (12-48)

13 (0-33)

0.0063

   -% of survivors transferred at home

37/67 (56%)

15/33 (45%)

0.40

  1. Data presented as n (%) categorical variables and median (interquartile range) for non-parametric variables. ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.
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