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Table 3 Prognostic factors

From: Prone positioning in severe ARDS requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

 

Dead (n = 100)

Survivors (n = 58)

p value

Lung fibrosis

16 (16.0%)

2 (3.4%)

0.017

Immunosuppression

43 (43.0%)

14 (24.1%)

0.017

Causes of ARDS: aspiration

13 (13.0%)

2 (3.4%)

0.048

Proof of pulmonary bacterial infection

31 (31.0%)

31 (53.4%)

0.005

Proportion of spontaneous breathing (d1–10, %)

50.0 (0–80)

80.0 (60–80)

< 0.001

  1. Shown are the parameters with association to survival or death in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in a univariate analysis
  2. Categorical variables are presented as frequency (percentages). Continuous variables are presented as median (IQR)
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