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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Chlorhexidine bathing of the exposed circuits in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an uncontrolled before-and-after study

Variables

Control (n = 96)

Intervention (n = 96)

p

Male

56 (58.3)

67 (69.8)

0.098

Age

56.7 ± 13.4

59.4 ± 15.2

0.182

BMI

22.6 ± 4.3

23.3 ± 4.5

0.323

CCI

2.0 ± 1.6

2.5 ± 1.7

0.043

Diabetes

19 (19.8)

20 (20.8)

0.858

Immunocompromised

11 (11.5)

4 (4.2)

0.060

SOFA

11.3 ± 3.7

10.3 ± 3.7

0.059

APACHE II

20.2 ± 7.5

19.3 ± 6.6

0.377

Vasopressor

82 (85.4)

76 (79.2)

0.257

Site of care

  

0.978

Medical ICU

17 (17.7)

18 (18.8)

Surgical ICU

46 (47.9)

46 (47.9)

Mixed ICU

33 (34.4)

32 (33.3)

Mechanical ventilation

90 (93.8)

90 (93.8)

1.000

Type of ECMO

  

0.426

Cardiac

36 (37.5)

29 (30.2)

Respiratory

47 (49.0)

56 (58.3)

ECPR

13 (13.5)

11 (11.5)

ECMO mode

  

0.147

VV

48 (50.0)

58 (60.4)

VA

48 (50.0)

38 (39.6)

Cannula configuration

  

0.342

FV-JV

46 (47.9)

56 (58.3)

FV-FA

48 (50.0)

38 (39.6)

FV-FV

2 (2.1)

2 (2.1)

ECMO duration

8.9 ± 9.2

9.2 ± 10.0

0.822

aLong-term ECMO support

17 (17.7)

16 (16.7)

0.848

RRT use during ECMO

51 (53.1)

33 (34.4)

0.009

RRT duration during ECMO

9.7 ± 12.5

6.0 ± 5.4

0.108

Oxygenator function test

9 (9.4)

17 (17.7)

0.092

Oxygenator change

10 (10.4)

14 (14.6)

0.383

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, ICU intensive care units, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECPR extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, BSI blood stream infection, VV veno-venous, VA veno-arterial, FV femoral vein, JV jugular vein, FA femoral artery, RRT renal replacement therapy
  3. aLong term was defined as more than 2 weeks