Table 3 Pre-ECMO variables associated with the decision to perform a tracheostomy during ECMO (vs. after ECMO) in severe ARDS patients
Variable | OR (95%CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
Pitie Salpetriere hospital, Paris, France | Reference | |
Columbia University, New York, United States of America | 0.57 (0.28–1.15) | 0.12 |
University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany | 0.81 (0.43–1.51) | 0.51 |
IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy | 0.35 (0.14–0.83) | 0.02 |
Age (per year) | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.12 |
Body mass index | 1.01 (0.99–1.03) | 0.42 |
Delay from intubation to the initiation of ECMO, for each day | 1.09 (1.04–1.15) | < 0.01 |
Immunocompromised status | 1.20 (0.72–2.03) | 0.49 |
Higher SOFA score at cannulation (respiratory and neurological components excluded) | 0.92 (0.84–1.00) | 0.04 |
Surgery within 7 days before ARDS onset | 0.50 (0.31–0.79) | < 0.01 |
Prone position before ECMO | 0.78 (0.44–1.39) | 0.40 |
Pneumothorax before ECMO | 0.89 (0.50–1.61) | 0.70 |
Extra pulmonary infection | 1.39 (0.70–2.88) | 0.36 |
Corticosteroids before ECMO | 1.72 (1.02–2.96) | 0.04 |
Cardiac arrest before ECMO | 0.98 (0.53–1.85) | 0.96 |
Bacterial pneumonia | 1.10 (0.67–1.80) | 0.70 |
Viral pneumonia | 0.70 (0.38–1.27) | 0.24 |
Pancreatitis | 0.09 (0.00–0.56) | 0.03 |