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Table 4 Clinical Summary of CT proven PE Patients before CPR or ECMO initiation (Nā€‰=ā€‰13)

From: Clinical course and outcome of patients with acute pulmonary embolism rescued by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective review of 21 cases

Case No.

Age, years/Sex

Risk classification

Troponin-I, ng/mL

RV/LV diameter ratio on CT

Time from CT to CPR or ECMO, hours

Time from shock to CPR or ECMO, hours

ECMO indication

Outcome

1

66/F

Low

<ā€‰0.02

0.8

149.8

0.0

During CPR

Alive

2

30/M

Submassive

0.05

1.5

61.3

0.2

During CPR

Dead

3

42/M

Submassive

0.05

1.6

36.8

0.6

During CPR

Dead

4

46/F

Submassive

0.181

1.3

4.8

0.0

Previous CPR

Dead

5

60/M

Submassive

0.66

2.3

2.5

0.0

During CPR

Alive

6

42/M

Submassive

0.172

2

5.6

1.9

Shock

Dead

7

45/M

Submassive

0.08

2

2.8

1.0

Shock

Alive

8

72/M

Submassive

<ā€‰0.01

2.8

1.3

1.0

Shock

Alive

9

73/M

Massive

<ā€‰0.02

0.9

15.2

18.3

Shock

Alive

10

26/F

Massive

1.342

1

2.4

3.3

Shock

Alive

11

56/M

Massive

0.08

1.5

1.4

4.0

Shock

Alive

12

32/F

Massive

1.244

2

1.2

2.8

Shock

Alive

13

83/M

Massive

<ā€‰0.02

2.2

1.0

1.4

Shock

Alive

  1. CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CT computed tomography, ECMO veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, F female, LMWH low-molecular-weight heparin, M male, PE pulmonary embolism, RV/LV right-to-left ventricular, UFH unfractionated heparin