Table 3.
Survival to discharge within selected patient subgroups.
| Variable | # Patients | Survival to discharge | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Patients | 41 | 22 | |
| Age (Years) | |||
| 0–1 | 21 | 9 (42.9%) | 0.423 |
| 1–5 | 9 | 5 (55.6%) | |
| 5–10 | 6 | 4 (66.7%) | |
| >10 | 5 | 4 (80.0%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 14 | 7 (50.0%) | 0.735 |
| Male | 27 | 15 (55.6%) | |
| # Ventricles | |||
| Univentricular | 11 | 3 (27.3%) | 0.040 |
| Biventricular | 30 | 19 (63.3%) | |
| Diagnostic category | |||
| Heart failure | 15 | 11 (73.3%) | 0.016 |
| Congenital heart disease | 23 | 8 (34.8%) | |
| Other | 3 | 3 (100%) | |
| Surgical status | 0.077 | ||
| Non-surgical | 12 | 9 (75.0%) | |
| Surgical | 29 | 13 (44.8%) | |
| ECMO type | 0.021 | ||
| OR-ECMO | 6 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| LCOS | 17 | 11 (64.7%) | |
| ECPR | 17 | 11 (64.7%) | |
| Respiratory failure | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| TPE initiation | 0.576 | ||
| 0–1 days after ECMO | 24 | 12 (50.0%) | |
| >1 day after ECMO | 17 | 10 (58.8%) | |
Continuous variables presented as median (range); Categorical variables presented as n (%).
ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; OR-ECMO, cannulation for failure to separate from cardiopulmonary bypass in the operating room; LCOS, low cardiac output syndrome; ECPR, cannulation during refractory cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CICU, cardiac intensive care unit; TPE, therapeutic plasma exchange.