Table 2.
Mortality Rates by Age Group and Annual ECMO Volume Category for Patients Undergoing ECMO, Overall and by ECMO Support Type, 1989–2013
| Neonatal |
Pediatric |
Adult |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Hospital ECMO Volume Categories | 1–5 | 6–14 | 15–30 | >30 | 1–5 | 6–14 | 15–30 | >30 | 1–5 | 6–14 | 15–30 | >30 |
| All ECMO support types | 41 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 51 |
| Respiratory ECMO | 33 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 30 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 40 |
| Cardiac ECMO | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 57 |
| ECPR | 70 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 69 |
Definition of abbreviations: ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECPR = ECMO during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Data are percentages.