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Table 2 Outcome and procedural characteristics

From: Prone positioning in severe ARDS requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

 

All (n = 158)

Prone (n = 38)

Supine (n = 120)

p value

Weaning successful

74 (46.8%)

18 (47.4%)

56 (46.7%)

0.940

30-day survival

65 (41.1%)

18 (47.4%)

47 (39.2%)

0.371

ICU survival

58 (36.7%)

14 (36.8%)

44 (36.7%)

0.984

Hospital survival

58 (36.7%)

14 (36.8%)

44 (36.7%)

0.984

ECMO duration (days)

6.6 (3.9–11.1)

10.7 (6.7–17.1)

5.9 (2.5–9.2)

< 0.001

ICU length of stay (days)

13.3 (9.1–23.1)

18.0 (12.0–31.1)

12.3 (7.2–20.1)

0.002

MV duration (days)

12.0 (6.8–21.1)

18.7 (11.8–30.9)

9.9 (4.4–18.7)

< 0.001

Haemodialysis

62 (39.2%)

16 (42.1%)

46 (38.3%)

0.678

Tracheostomy

61 (38.6%)

20 (52.6%)

41 (34.2%)

0.042

  1. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU intensive care unit, MV mechanical ventilation. Categorical variables are presented as frequency (percentages). Continuous variables are presented as median (IQR)