Table 3.
Renal function and metabolic effects
| Start of ECMO | 0 hours | 24 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours | |
| Renal function | |||||
| ◦ Creatinine (μmol/l) | 35 (19–106) | 29.5 (19–106) | 40.5 1(6–131) | 44 (22–112) | 23 (20–41) |
| ◦ BUN (mmol/l) | 2.05 (1.1–3.8) | 2.2 (1.1–3.8) | 3.7 (0.9–8) | 6 (0.9–7.1) | 2.1 (1.5–6) |
| ◦ Albumin (g/l) | 24 (19–27) | 26 (23–35) | 28 (25–34) | 28 (25–31) | 29 (27–29) |
| Acid-base balance | |||||
| ◦ pH | 7.3 (6.97–7.47) | 7.4 (7.24–7.47) | 7.42 (7.38–7.48) | 7.48 (7.43–7.6) | 7.47 (7.45–7.67) |
| ◦ Bicarbonate level (mmol/l) | 22.2 (17.4–33.5) | 24.2 (17.4–33.5) | 29.8 (23.4–35.2) | 31.8 (23.8–35.1) | 33.9 (26.3–36.5) |
| ◦ Base excess | -4 (-12 to 9) | 1 (-9 to 9) | 5 (-1 to 10) | 7 (1–10) | 8 (3–14) |
| Serum electrolytes | |||||
| ◦ Sodium (mmol/l) | 140 (138–147) | 142 (136–147) | 136 (132–142) | 135 (133–143) | 134 (132–141) |
| ◦ Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.3 (3.1–4.1) | 3.3 (2.8–5.4) | 3.85 (3.2–6.2) | 3.6 (3.1–4.1) | 3.9 (3.5–5.7) |
| ◦ Chloride (mmol/l) | 106.5 (104–109) | 104 (104–104) | 102 (100–112) | 95 (92–98) | 99 (95–107) |
Data presented as the median (range). ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.