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Table 1 Demographics, disease process and outcome of patients

From: Prone positioning does not affect cannula function during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or continuous renal replacement therapy

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Primary disease

Therapy

Number of turns on therapy

Cannula location

Cannula complication

Outcome

1

26

Male

Inhalation injury, burn

ECMO

4

RIJ, RFem

None

Alive

2

34

Male

Pulmonary contusion, polytrauma

ECMO

6

RIJ, RFem, LFem

None

Dead

3

21

Female

Viral pneumonia

ECMO

10

RIJ, RFem, LFem

None

Dead

4

47

Male

Esophagectomy, anastomotic leak

CVVH

10

RIJ × 2, RFem × 2

Both cannulae changed, poor flow supine and prone

Dead

5

37

Male

Abdominal gunshot

CVVH

12

LFem

None

Alive

6

23

Male

Abdominal gunshot

ECMO

8

RIJ, RFem × 2

None

Alive

    

CVVH

2

   

7

59

Male

Viral pneumonia

ECMO

16

RIJ, RFem

RIJ low flow supine, cannula repositioned

Dead

  1. CVVH, continuous venovenous hemofiltration; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; RIJ, right internal jugular vein; RFem, right femoral vein; LFem, left femoral vein.