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Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2023 Jan 6;41(Suppl 1):e1248–e1256. doi: 10.1055/a-2008-8462

Table 3:

Outcomes of index ECMO hospitalizations which included a delivery

Overall
(N=163) (Weighted N = 332)
Delivery type
  Spontaneous vaginal 35 (10.8)
  Operative vaginal 16 (4.9)
  Cesarean 272 (84.3)
Stillbirth 43 (13.0)
Preterm Birth 143 (43.1)
Severe Maternal Morbidity
  Acute myocardial infarction 11 (3.2)
  Aneurysm *
  Acute renal failure 152 (45.7)
  Adult respiratory distress syndrome 262 (79.0)
  Amniotic fluid embolism 58 (17.6)
  Cardiac arrest/ventricular fibrillation 100 (30.2)
  Conversion of cardiac rhythm 95 (28.7)
  Disseminated intravascular coagulation 112 (33.6)
  Eclampsia *
  Heart failure/arrest during surgery or procedure 11 (3.5)
  Puerperal cerebrovascular disorders 38 (11.4)
  Pulmonary edema / Acute heart failure 95 (28.5)
  Severe anesthesia complications *
  Sepsis 119 (36.0)
  Shock 247 (74.5)
  Sickle cell disease with crisis *
  Air and thrombotic embolism 56 (16.8)
  Blood products transfusion 81 (24.3)
  Hysterectomy 36 (10.8)
  Temporary tracheostomy 55 (16.5)
  Ventilation 188 (56.5)
Discharge destination
  Routine 88 (26.5)
  Transfer to short-term hospital 21 (6.4)
  Other transfer 40 (11.9)
  Home health care 80 (24.1)
  Died *
Length of stay (cleaned) 23.4 (10.8)
Total Costs ($ Thousands) 156.4 (60.6)

P-values by weighted linear regression for continuous variables and weighted chi2 test for binary/categorical variables

*

N ≤ 10; value suppressed by data vendor limitations

Missing values in Delivery Type (5 observation) Total Cost (2 observations)