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. 2014 Feb 27;18(1):R38. doi: 10.1186/cc13746

Table 2.

Baseline demographics of ECMO patients undergoing active physical therapy in the MICU

  Total (n = 35) BTT (n = 19) BTR (n = 16)
Age (mean ± SD)
45.2 ± 18.7
43.4 ± 13.2
47.4 ± 23.9
Female (n, %)
20 (57)
11 (59)
9 (56)
Diagnosis (n, %)
 
 
 
   CF
10 (29)
10 (53)
0
   ARDS
9 (26)
NA
9 (56)
   ILD
6 (17)
6 (32)
0
   COPD
6 (17)
2 (11)
4 (25)
   PAH
4 (11)
1 (5)
3 (19)
APACHE II (mean ± SD)
24.3 ± 7.8
20.4 ± 5.8
28.8 ± 7.5
Pre-ECMO PaO2: FIO2 ratio in hypoxemic patients (mm Hg, mean ± SD)
58.3 ± 13.1
62.0 ± 12.2
55.0 ± 13.5
Pre-ECMO pH in hypercapnic patients (mean ± SD)
7.21 ± 0.13
7.24 ± 0.10
7.15 ± 0.17
Pre-ECMO PaCO2 in hypercapnic patients (mean ± SD)
96.3 ± 27.2
105.5 ± 27.9
81 ± 19.3
Venovenous ECMO via dual-lumen catheter (n, %)
23 (66)
14 (74)
9 (56)
Venoarterial ECMO via subclavian artery and internal jugular vein (n, %)
4 (11)
3 (16)
1 (6)
Femoral cannulation (n, %) 8 (23) 2 (11) 6 (38)

APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BTR, bridge to recovery; BTT, bridge to transplant; CF, cystic fibrosis; COPD, chronic obstructive lung disease; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; FIO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; ILD, interstitial lung disease; MICU, medical intensive care unit; NA, not applicable; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; SD, standard deviation.