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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Investigation of microcirculation in patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support

Characteristics

28-day survivors

(n = 24)

28-day nonsurvivors

(n = 24)

p

Age (years)

53 (13)

60 (12)

0.050

Female/male

6/18

7/17

0.745

Body weight (kg)

69 (17)

68 (14)

0.773

Height (cm)

168 (10)

161 (22)

0.272

Indication of ECMO

 Heart failure

12

10

 

 Postcardiotomy

1

1

 

 ECPR

10

11

 

 Septic shock

0

2

 

 ARDS with shock

1

0

 

APACHE II_T1

19 (7)

26 (8)

0.002

SOFA_T1

13 (3)

14 (3)

0.208

APACHE II_T2

17 (7)

24 (9)

0.005

SOFA_T2

13 (4)

15 (3)

0.049

APACHE II_R0

15 (6)

20 (6)

0.014

SOFA_R0

11 (3)

16 (3)

< 0.001

Fluid balance 6 h (ml)

1019 (2016)

2801 (3210)

0.026

Fluid balance 24 h (ml)

266 (1221)

1955 (3027)

0.022

Fluid balance 48 h (ml)

−44 (922)

953 (2184)

0.104

IABP_T1, n (%)

8 (33%)

6 (25%)

0.752

CAVH_T1, n (%)

6 (25%)

12 (50%)

0.074

CAVH_T1–T5, n (%)

12 (50%)

18 (75%)

0.074

Heart transplant, n (%)

3 (13%)

1 (4%)

0.609

Length of ECMO support (day)

5 (3–8.5 [1–54])

  

Survive to discharge

n = 22

  

ICU stay (day)

18 (8–41 [4–70])

  

Hospital stay (day)

39 (22–70 [11–127])

  
  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), n (%), or median (interquartile range [range])
  2. T1, T2, and T5 represent within 12, 24, and 96 h, respectively, after placement of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support system (ECMO)
  3. R0 represents before removal of ECMO
  4. APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, CAVH continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration, ECPR extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, ICU intensive care unit, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment