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Table 1 Operative data, during long term versus medium term on Adult A.L.ONE ECMO Oxygenator

From: Long-term ECMO, efficiency and performance of EUROSETS adult A.L.ONE ECMO oxygenator

Procedures nr = 14

Long term VA (Nr = 9) and VV ECMO (Nr = 2)

Medium term VA ECMO(Nr = 3)

p-value

Parameters at seventeenth day

Parameters at sixth day

Period (days)

17.8

6.8

0.003

Hemoglobin (gr/dl)

8.9 ± 0.8

7.3 ± 0.8

0.022

PO2 post oxygenator (mmHg)

267 ± 29

170 ± 23

0.002

PCO2 post oxygenator (mmHg)

34 ± 4

42 ± 8

0.034

Air (L/min) /FiO2 (%)

3.8 ± 0.6/78 ± 5

5.3 ± 0.9/100 ± 9

0.019

V′O2 (ml/min/m2)

189 ± 43

105 ± 28

0.017

iDO2 (ml/min/m2)

340 ± 37

245 ± 48

0.025

PECO2 (mmHg)

20 ± 4

10 ± 6

0.031

Differential CO2 (mmHg)

18 ± 6

8 ± 3

0.021

BFR (L/min)

4.5 ± 0.6

3.9 ± 0.9

0.041

Pump revolution (RPM)

4254 ± 345

5000 ± 445

0.023

Pressure drop (ΔP)

76 ± 12

246 ± 22

0.011

Arterial blood temperature (°C)

36.5 ± 0.3

36.2 ± 0.8

0.89

Venous blood temperature (°C)

36.4 ± 0.2

36.1 ± 0.5

0.91

Continuous anticoagulation Use

Yes

No

 

DDs (mg/dL)

23.6 ± 0.8

42 ± 13

0.005

LDH (mg/dL)

230 ± 55

424 ± 38

0.004

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

223 ± 40

176 ± 40

0.003

PLT (109/L)

150,000 ± 987

39,000 ± 778

0.033

aPTT (sec)

53 ± 4

69 ± 23

0.018

Oxygenator replacement (nr)

0

3

0.002

Total oxygenator used (nr)

11

6

0.033

Red blood cells (units for patients)

2 ± 1

2 ± 1

0.027

Platelets (units for patients)

3 ± 1

2 ± 1

0.027

  1. Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. VA, Veno-Arterial; VV, Veno-venous; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PO2, partial pressure of oxygen; PCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; V′O2, the oxygen transfer across the oxygenator membrane; iDO2, indexed oxygen delivery; PECO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide from the gas exhaust of oxygenator; BFR, blood flow rate; DDs, D-Dimers; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PLT, Platelets; aPTT, partial thromboplastin time