Table 3.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation data and clinical outcomes of patients with cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Case
|
Low-flow time (min)
|
Duration of ECMO support (h)
|
ECMO complications
|
Weaned from ECMO
|
Duration of ICU stay (days)
|
30-d CPC score
|
30-d survival
|
1 | 50 | 19 | DIC, intra-abdominal hemorrhage | Y | 17 | 3 | Y |
2 | 30 | 218 | None | Y | 42 | 2 | Y |
3 | 40 | 54 | DIC, airway hemorrhage | Y | 23 | 3 | Y |
4 | 58 | 68 | Ischemia of right first metatarsal | Y | 6 | 5 | N |
5 | 28 | 47 | None | Y | 20 | 1 | Y |
6 | 43 | 261 | None | N | 11 | 5 | N |
ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU: Intensive care unit; CPC: Glasgow-Pittsburgh cerebral performance category; DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Y: Yes; N: No.