Table 3 Outcomes of the patients enrolled
Year | 2009 | 2016 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Ventilator days before ECMO (days) | 5.0 (1.0–7.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.8) | 0.11 |
Total ventilator days (days) | 19 (9–25) | 27 (14–38) | 0.24 |
Ventilator-free days (days) | 1.5 (0–10.5) | 7.5 (4–27) | 0.12 |
Length of ECMO therapy (days) | 8.5 (4.5–10.0) | 10.0 (8.3–32.5) | 0.08 |
Number of circuits used | 2.0 (1.3–3.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.14 |
Duration of each circuit (days) | 4.0 (3.3–4.9) | 8.5 (6.5–14.9) | 0.0001 |
Number of patients (per institute) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.8) | 0.42 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 17 (9–26) | 29 (20–41) | 0.038 |
Length of ICU stay in survived patients (days) | 24 (17–26) | 24 (20–38) | 0.57 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 25 (12–53) | 41 (27–65) | 0.14 |
Length of hospital stay in survived patients (days) | 69 (40–77) | 42 (23–70) | 0.38 |
Days alive (days) | 25 (14–46) | 43 (37–73) | 0.073 |
Overall survival rate | 5 (36) | 11 (79) | 0.054 |
In-hospital survival rate | 5 (36) | 11 (79) | 0.054 |
60-day survival rate | 5 (36) | 12 (86) | 0.018 |