Table 1.
Characteristics of the 15 patients
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Male sex | 10 (66.7) |
| Age (years) | 47 (32-53) |
| SAPS II at admission | 79 (62-90) |
| SOFA at admission | 15 (10-17) |
| McCabe & Jackson comorbidity score | 0 (0-1) |
| < 2 | 12 (80) |
| ≥ 2 | 3 |
| Reason for ECMO | |
| Venoarterial ECMO | 11 (73.3) |
| Postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock | 5 |
| Cardiac transplantation | 1 |
| Infarction-related cardiogenic shock | 3 |
| Myocarditis | 2 |
| Venovenous ECMO for ARDS | 4 (26.7) |
| Pneumonia | 3 |
| Acute pancreatitis | 1 |
| Underlying disease | |
| Preexisting heart disease | 10 (66.7) |
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 4 |
| Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy | 2 |
| Valvular cardiomyopathy | 1 |
| Hypertension-related cardiomyopathy | 2 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1 (6.7) |
| Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m-2) | 3 (20) |
| 30 < BMI < 35 | 2 |
| 35 < BMI < 40 | 1 |
| BMI > 40 | 0 |
| Immunocompromised | 2 (13) |
| HIV infected | 1 |
| Allogenic stem-cell transplantation | 1 |
Data are expressed as n (%) or median (IQR). ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMI, body mass index; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, sequential organ-failure assessment.