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Table 4 Respiratory parameters before, during and after extracorporeal support

From: A new miniaturized system for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult respiratory failure

 

Pre ECMO

2 Hours

Day 1

Day 2

End of ECMO, Survivors

End of ECMO, Non-Survivors

Day 1 after ECMO

FiO 2

1.0

(1.0 to 1.0)

0.80 **

(0.60 to 0.90)

0.60 **

(0.55 to 0.70)

0.50 **

(0.45 to 0.68)

0.40 **

(0.35 to 0.45)

0.50 **

(0.45 to 0.60)

0.45 **

(0.40 to 0.50)

Minute Ventilation (L/min)

13.1

(11.0 to 16.2)

7.6 **

(4.9 to 10.0)

7.0 **

(5.0 to 8.5)

6.5 **

(4.7 to 8.5)

7.6 **

(6.2 to 11.3)

7.9 **

(5.7 to 9.8)

11.0

(10.0 to 14.0)

Tidal Volume (mL)

495

(401 to 570)

336 **

(292 to 404)

308 **

(254 to 400)

327 **

(229 to 415)

431

(322 to 509)

400

(293 to 497)

526

(443 to 640)

Tidal Volume per kg pred. BW (ml/kg)

7.4

(6.1 to 8.6)

5.1 **

(4.4 to 5.9)

4.8 **

(3.6 to 6.1)

4.8 **

(3.4 to 6.1)

6.6

(4.6 to 7.7)

5.9

(4.5 to 8.1)

7.4

(6.6 to 9.4)

Peak Inspiratory pressure (cm H 2 O)

36

(32 to 40)

31 **

(28 to 35)

30 **

(27 to 34)

29 **

(26 to 32)

23 **

(19 to 26)

28 **

(24 to 32)

26 **

(22 to 27)

  1. The measurement at the end of extracorporeal support is separated in survivors and non-survivors (to discharge).
  2. Data are presented as median (interquartile range). ** P < 0.001 to pre ECMO. (ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, BW = body weight)