Table 3 Studies of ECMO for ARDS published before 1997 or including < 30 patients

Zapol [13]

RCT

Y

Multi

ICU discharge

RCT4

42

1979

12 to 65

<83

<5 days

39 (92%)

Macha [76]

Case series

N

Single

Hospital discharge

–

33

1990–1995

36 ± 2

59 ± 5

6 ± 1

13 (39%)

Cordell-Smith [77]

Case series

N

Single

ICU discharge

–

28

1992–2000

27^*

62^*

6^*

8 (29%)

Haneya [78]

Case series

Y

Single

ICU discharge

–

22

2010–2011

47 (36–61)

60 (46–75)

13 (8–19)

7 (32%)

Hodgson [66]

Case series

N

Single

8 months

–

21^£

2009–2011

36 ± 12

69(50–105)

11 (4–16)

3 (14%)

Huang [79]

Case series

N

Single

ICU discharge

–

16

2003–2005

32 ± 22

54 ± 8

7 ± 4

6 (37%)

Isgrò [80]

Case series

Y

Single

Hospital discharge

–

12

2004–2009

35 ± 19

60 ± 11

–

6 (54%)

Oshima [81]

Case series

N

Single

ICU discharge

–

11

2003–2008

52 ± 24

90 ± 10

10 ± 9

5 (45%)

Bermudez [82]

Case series

N

Single

ICU discharge

–

11

2009–2010

34 (25–54)

45 (28–248)

3 (0–11)

5 (45%)

Goulon [83]

Case series

N

Single

8 months

–

11

1973–1976

29 (22–37)

39 ± 12

3 (1–4)

9 (82%)

Park [84]

Case series

N

Multi

60 days

–

10

2011

47 (14–71)

50 (36–56)

5 (3–32)

6 (60%)

Park [85]

Case series

N

Single

ICU discharge

–

9

2008–2011

56 (51–64)

57 ± 8

12 ± 6

10 (55%)

Huang [79]

Case series

N

Single

11 (8–51) months

–

9

2004–2007

35 ± 10

49 (31–64)

6 (3–19)

7 (78%)

Rossaint [86]

Case series

N

Single

Hospital discharge

–

8

1993–1995

35 (24–49)

43 ± 4

8 ± 9

2 (25%)