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. 2012 Oct 19;16(5):R202. doi: 10.1186/cc11811

Table 3.

Outcome Measures

Outcome measure N = 21
ICU outcomes
ICU length of stay, days, median (IQR) 20.7 (14.9, 28.6)
Duration of mechanical ventilation, days, median (IQR) 15.3 (12.0, -23.2)
Duration of ECMO support, days, median (IQR) 10.6 (3.6, 15.8)
Survival at ICU discharge, n (%) 18 (86)
Reintubation, n (%) 1 (5)
Tracheostomy, n (%) 12 (57)
Pressure areas, n (%) 17 (81)
Hospital outcomes
Hospital length of stay, days, median (IQR) 28.4 (18.5, 37.7)
Survival at hospital discharge, n (%) 18 (86)
Cause of death, n (% of deaths) 3 (14)
 Intrapulmonary hemorrhage
Sepsis
Multiple organ failure
1 (5)
1 (5)
1 (5)
Outcome of survivors
Days to follow-up, median (IQR)
N = 18
261 (225, 571)
Ambulant at hospital discharge, n (%) 12 (67)
Discharge destination, n (%)
 Home
Other hospital
Rehabilitation facility
8 (44)
9 (50)
1 (6)
Returned to work (n = 15)
Returned to original work (n = 15)
8 (53%)
4 (26%)

ECMO, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; IQR, interquartile range; N, number.