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Table 2 Patients’ 30-day outcomes

From: Complete percutaneous angio-guided approach using preclosing for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantation and explantation in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest

Patient outcomes at 30 days

n = 41

30-day mortality (n) (%)

30 (71)

ICU stay (days)

13 (1–52)

Weaning from VA-ECMO (n) (%)

22 (54)

ECMO duration (days)

5 (1–21)

Percutaneous explantation (n)

20

Significant complications (n)

2

  Significant bleeding (n)

1

  Acute lower limb ischemia (n)

1

Groin infection (n)

1 (following surgical explantation)

  1. Continuous data presented as median (min–max)
  2. ICU intensive care unit, VA-ECMO veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation