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. 2015 Apr 7;7(4):e263. doi: 10.7759/cureus.263

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the cohort.

Kg: kilograms; Support type: Reason for initiation of support; VA-ECMO: Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; E-CPR/ECLS: emergency cardiopulmonary 

In-Hospital Mortality Total Yes No P-Value
Characteristics   n = 303 (%) n = 359 (%)  
Sex       0.53
    Male 368 (56) 166 (55) 202 (58)  
    Female 285 (43) 136 (45) 149 (42)  
Weight 3.3 3.2 3.5 <0.001
Information on procedures
Support type       <0.001
    Pulmonary 293 (44) 114 (38) 179 (50)  
    Cardiac 278 (42) 134 (44) 144 (40)  
    ECPR 91 (14) 55 (18) 36 (10)  
Hours on ECMO (n=659) 132 162 118 0.002
Any procedure pre-ECLS 375 (57) 177 (58) 198 (55) 0.43
Any procedure during ECLS 144 (22) 72 (24) 72 (20) 0.26
Any procedure post-ECLS 38 (6) 11 (4) 27 (8) 0.04
Any cardiac procedure pre-ECLS 155 (23) 72 (24) 83 (23) 0.85
Any cardiac procedure during ECLS 36 (5) 17 (6) 19 (5) 0.87
Any cardiac procedure post-ECLS  10 (2) 4 (1) 6 (2) 0.76
Hours admission to ECMO (n=636) 41 59 29 0.01
Hours intubation to ECMO (n=625) 26 26 26 0.59