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Table 3 ECMO complications and clinical outcomes

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

ECMO complications

Hemorrhage

22 (22.9)

25 (26.0)

0.615

Thrombosis

3 (3.1)

7 (7.3)

0.194

ECMO weaning rates

81 (84.4)

84 (87.5)

0.533

Ventilator duration

18.4 ± 21.5

24.3 ± 29.0

0.114

ICU length of stay

23.4 ± 22.2

27.3 ± 27.8

0.281

Hospital length of stay

50.2 ± 48.3

58.8 ± 46.2

0.208

ICU mortality

37 (38.5)

21 (21.9)

0.012

Hospital mortality

40 (41.7)

23 (24)

0.009

Sepsis-related death

17 (17.7)

6 (6.3)

0.014

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU intensive care unit