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Table 1 Patient characteristics and different types of extracorporeal lung support

From: Extracorporeal lung support in trauma patients with severe chest injury and acute lung failure: a 10-year institutional experience

Variable

All patients (n= 52)

PECLA (n= 26)

vv-ECMO (n= 26)

Male gender

49 (94.2)

25 (96)

24 (92)

Age (years)

32 ± 14

34.5 ± 14.3

29.3 ± 13.2

Height (cm)

178.6 ± 7.2

179 ± 6.8

178.2 ± 7.6

Weight (kg)

89.8 ± 20.6

85.8 ± 16.5

93.8 ± 23.6

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.2 ± 6.1

26.7 ± 4.5

29.6 ± 7.3

Trauma

   

   Traffic accident

38 (73)

17 (65)

21 (81)

   Blast injury/gunshot wound

9 (17)

6 (23)

3 (11)

   Deep fall

4 (8)

3 (12)

1 (4)

   Blunt

1 (2)

0

1 (4)

Prior resuscitation

8 (15.4)

4 (15.4)

4 (15.4)

Acute renal failure prior to ELS

8 (15.4)

4 (15.4)

4 (15.4)

Injury Severity Score

58.9 ± 10.5

57.8 ± 10.9

59.4 ± 11.2

Lung Injury Score

3.3 ± 0.57

3.06 ± 0.65

3.53 ± 0.36

SOFA score

10.5 ± 3

9.2 ± 3

11.8 ± 2.4

  1. Data presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. ELS, extracorporeal lung support; PECLA, pumpless extracorporeal lung assist; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; vv-ECMO, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.