Table 2 ICU events and outcomes of ECMO-treated massive PE patients according to 90-day survival status

SAPS II at ICU admission

78 (45–95)

83 (71–95)

58 (45–91)

0.04

Shock onset-to-ECMO interval, h

3 (1–24)

3 (1–24)

3.5 (1–12)

0.92

Extracorporeal blood flow during the 1st 24 h, L/min

3.3 (3.0–4.2)

3.3 (3.2–4.2)

3.2 (3.0–3.9)

0.19

SOFA score at ECMO cannulation

12 (8–19)

15 (11–19)

12 (8–15)

0.11

Inotrope score at ECMO cannulation, μg/kg/min

100 (2–760)

75 (2–730)

143 (92–760)

0.17

Inotrope score after 24 h of ECMO, μg/kg/min

50 (0–660)

75 (41–660)

6 (0–51)

0.001

pH ECMO-day 1

7.42 (7.19–7.69)

7.40 (7.19–7.57)^a

7.44 (7.32–7.69)

0.79

Blood lactate ECMO-day 1, mmol/L

3.2 (1.1–12.3)

4.5 (1.1–12.3)^a

2.3 (1.1–3.5)

0.17

 ECMO-day 1

14 (11–18)

14 (13–18)

12 (11–16)

0.04

 ECMO-day 3

13 (8–18)

15 (12–18)

13 (8–15)

0.03

 ECMO-day 7

6 (1–19)

10 (7–13)

6 (1–19)

0.29

 Hemorrhage ≤ GUSTO 2

15 (88)

8 (89)

7 (88)

0.92

 RRT

13 (76)

6 (67)

7 (88)

0.31

 Stroke

4 (24)

1 (11)

3 (38)

0.2

 Surgical wound infection

2 (12)

0

2 (25)

–

 Arterial ischemia

1 (6)

0

1 (12)

–

Packed red-cell units transfused

4 (0–29)

4 (0–6)

9 (0–29)

0.7

Fresh-frozen plasma units transfused

5 (0–11)

3 (0–8)

8 (0–11)

0.7

Tracheotomy

2 (12)

0

2 (25)

–

ECMO duration, days

4 (1–12)

3 (1–13)

4 (3–11)

0.28

MV duration, days

10 (1–43)

3 (1–24)

13 (1–43)

0.03

ICU LOS, days

10 (1–91)

3 (1–24)

17 (7–91)

0.009

Hospital LOS, days

22 (1–135)

6 (1–36)

45 (22–135)

0.004