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Table 2 Outcomes related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

From: Risk factors for complete recovery of adults after weaning from veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure: an analysis from adult patients in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry

Variables

CR (n = 1976)

PR (n = 3885)

p

 ECMO duration (days)

29.8 ± 34.6

41.1 ± 43.6

< 0.001

 Long-term ECMO support (≥ 2 weeks)

1362 (68.9))

3281 (84.5)

< 0.001

ECMO complications

1125 (56.9)

2630 (67.7)

< 0.001

 Cardiovascular

523 (26.5)

1350 (34.7)

< 0.001

 Hemorrhage

362 (18.3)

780 (20.1)

0.108

 Infection

250 (12.7)

557 (14.3)

0.077

 Limb

15 (0.8)

46 (1.2)

0.130

 Mechanical

364 (18.4)

907 (23.3)

< 0.001

 Metabolic

291 (14.7)

633 (16.3)

0.120

 Neurological

27 (1.4)

139 (3.6)

< 0.001

 Pulmonary

115 (5.8)

286 (7.4)

0.027

 Renal

489 (24.7)

1439 (37.0)

< 0.001

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. CR complete recovery, PR partial recovery, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation