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Table 3 ECMO outcomes

From: ECMO after cardiac surgery: a single center study on survival and optimizing outcomes

Outcome

Non-survivors (N total = 37)

Survivors (n = N Total = 23)

p

Total hospital LOS (days)

20 ± 1.5

35 ± 4.0

0.03

ECMO support (days)

5.7 ± 0.73

4.8 ± 0.53

0.33

Blood product use while on ECMO (mean units of PRBCs ± STD)

25 ± 2.3

13 ± 2.3

0.02

Bleeding events

19 (51.3%)

8 (34.7%)

0.28

Net volume status (L mean ± STD)

3.4 ± 1.6

(−) 3.5 ± 1.5

0.01

Inotrope/vasopressor use

20 (54.0%

7 (30.4%)

0.064

eCPR

15 (83.3%)

3 (16.6%)

0.02

ECMO on the go

4 (44.4%)

5 (55.5%)

0.29

OHT as salvage procedure

0

4

0.018

  1. LOS length of stay, STD standard deviation, OHT open heart transplant