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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Resuscitation. 2016 Aug 11;107:38–46. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.07.237

Table 2.

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria and Services Involved (total n=36)

Variables % N
Typically included patient phenotypes Cardiac arrest with VF/VT initial rhythm 75 27
Cardiac arrest with any initial rhythm 61.1 22
Respiratory arrest (not otherwise specified) 50 18
Hypothermia 55.6 20
Drug Overdose 47.2 17
Cardiogenic shock with pulses 55.6 20
Other 2.8 1
Exclusion criteria (any) Age >60 8.3 3
Age >70 27.8 10
Obesity 5.6 2
Cachexia 13.9 5
Apparent dialysis access/fistula 11.1 4
Concomitant major trauma 44.4 16
Suspected/Presumed Drug Overdose 5.6 2
Unwitnessed 55.6 20
Non-Shockable Initial Rhythm 13.9 5
No bystander CPR 38.9 14
>5min of no bystander CPR 5.6 2
>10min of no bystander CPR 25 9
Other 22.2 8
Services involved throughout entire ECMO Process
 Emergency Medicine (missing obs. =5) Yes, always 41.9 13
Yes, as needed 29 9
No, but available 3.2 1
No 25.8 8
 Cardiothoracic Surgery (missing obs.=4) Yes, always 68.8 22
Yes, as needed 25 8
No 6.3 2
 Cardiology (missing obs.=7) Yes, always 17.2 5
Yes, as needed 41.4 12
No 41.4 12
 Interventional Cardiology (missing obs. =8) Yes, always 17.9 5
Yes, as needed 35.7 10
No 46.4 13
 Vascular Surgery (missing obs. =10) Yes, always 3.9 1
Yes, as needed 23.1 6
No, but available 23.1 6
No, not available 3.9 1
No 46.2 12
 Perfusion (missing obs. =6) Yes, always 76.7 23
Yes, as needed 16.7 5
No 6.7 2
 Neurology (missing obs.=9) Yes, always 3.7 1
Yes, as needed 33.3 9
No 63.0 17
 Palliative Care (missing obs.=10) Yes, always 19.2 5
Yes, as needed 19.2 5
No 61.5 16
 Pharmacy (missing obs.=8) Yes, always 75 21
Yes, as needed 10.7 3
No, but available 3.6 1
No 10.7 3

Abbreviations: VF--Ventricular Fibrillation; VT--Ventricular Tachycardia; CPR--Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation