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Table 2 Gas exchange and ventilation parameters prior to extracorporeal lung support implantation

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)

PaO2/FiO2

63 (49 to 101)

97 (56 to 173)

54 (48 to 65)

PaO2 (mmHg)

63 (49 to 89)

80 (56 to 99)

54 (48 to 65)

PaCO2 (mmHg)

67 (50 to 87)

68 (50 to 84)

67 (49 to 97)

pH

7.23 (7.16 to 7.38)

7.25 (7.18 to 7.37)

7.21 (7.12 to 7.38)

Arterial oxygen saturation (%)

92 (79 to 97)

96 (83 to 98)

88 (74 to 93)

MV (l/minute)

12 (9 to 14)

12 (9 to 14)

11 (8 to 14)

VT (ml)

516 (438 to 567)

483 (430 to 560)

560 (458 to 613)

MAP (mmHg)

71 (65 to 81)

69 (65 to 80)

71 (65 to 81)

Lactate (mg/dl)

28 (14 to 49)

16 (10 to 30)

38 (21 to 70)

  1. Data presented as median (25th to 75th interquartile range). FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MV, minute volume; VT, tidal volume; PaCO2, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PECLA, pumpless extracorporeal lung assist; vv-ECMO, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.