Table 2.
In-hospital complications
| Variable | Number of events (%) | Adjusted odds ratio and 95% CI‡ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non MCS (n = 851) |
IABP (n = 99) |
ECMO (n = 195) |
IABP vs. Non-MCS | ECMO vs. Non-MCS | ECMO vs. IABP | |||||||
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |||||||
| VT/VF | 50 (5.9) | 12 (12.1) | 34 (17.4) | 2.19 (1.12-4.32) | 0.023 | 2.98 (1.85-4.81) | <0.001 | 1.36 (0.66-2.80) | 0.405 | |||
| High degree AV block | 61 (7.2) | 8 (8.1) | 11 (5.6) | 1.14 (0.53-2.48) | 0.738 | 0.80 (0.41-1.57) | 0.523 | 0.70 (0.27-1.83) | 0.471 | |||
| Acute renal failure | 61 (7.2) | 13 (13.1) | 50 (25.6) | 1.86 (0.97-3.56) | 0.063 | 4.71 (3.08-7.23) | <0.001 | 2.54 (1.28-5.03) | 0.007 | |||
| Need of hemodialysis | 20 (2.4) | 6 (6.1) | 24 (12.3) | 2.52 (0.98-6.50) | 0.055 | 5.77 (3.07-10.83) | <0.001 | 2.29 (0.88-5.92) | 0.088 | |||
| New onset of stroke | 19 (2.2) | 1 (1.0) | 13 (6.7) | 0.42 (0.06-3.20) | 0.403 | 2.92 (1.40-6.09) | 0.004 | 6.95 (0.89-54.5) | 0.065 | |||
| Pneumonia | 114 (13.4) | 12 (12.1) | 24 (12.3) | 0.83 (0.44-1.59) | 0.581 | 0.87 (0.54-1.41) | 0.576 | 1.05 (0.49-2.21) | 0.907 | |||
| Sepsis | 115 (13.5) | 24 (24.2) | 36 (18.5) | 1.87 (1.12-3.11) | 0.017 | 1.28 (0.84-1.95) | 0.252 | 0.69 (0.38-1.25) | 0.218 | |||
| In-hospital death | 71 (8.3) | 19 (19.2) | 76 (39.0) | 2.47 (1.40-4.36) | 0.002 | 6.86 (4.66-10.12) | <0.001 | 2.78 (1.53-5.05) | 0.001 | |||
Abbreviation: AV block: atrioventricular block; VT/VF: ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; MCS: mechanical circulation support
‡ Adjusted for age, gender, and the baseline characteristics listed in Table 1