Table 1.
Admission characteristics of VA-ECMO-treated patient according to neurological complication status
| Characteristic | No damage (n = 813) | Brain injury | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ischemic stroke (n = 42) | Intracranial bleeding (n = 20) | ||
| Age (years) | 53 [42;61] | 50 [37;63] | 44.5 [30;61] |
| Femalesa | 237 (29) | 12 (29) | 11 (55) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25 [23;28] | 24 [22;29] | 25 [22;31] |
| McCabe and Jackson comorbidity score ≥ 2 | 439 (54) | 26 (62) | 15 (75) |
| Previous history of stroke | 44 (5) | 0 (0) | 3 (15) |
| At ICU admission | |||
| SAPS II score | 72 [55;85] | 68.5 [60;86] | 75.5 [55;91] |
| SOFA score | 5 [3;14] | 5 [3;8] | 5 [3;9] |
| Organ failure | |||
| Respiratory | 530 (66)b | 32 (76) | 9 (47) |
| Hepatic | 61 (8) | 3 (7) | 2 (10) |
| Renal | 506 (63) | 26 (62) | 12 (60) |
| Hematological | 377 (47) | 28 (67) | 12 (60) |
| Neurological | 556 (69) | 25 (60) | 12 (60) |
| VA-ECMO hookupa | |||
| Peripheral | 705 (87) | 29 (69) | 11 (55) |
| Central | 108 (13) | 13 (31) | 9 (45) |
| Cardiac surgery before or after ECMOa | 329 (40) | 25 (60) | 8 (40) |
| Intra-aortic balloon pump | 268 (33) | 15 (36) | 4 (20) |
| ENCOURAGE scoreb | 23 [17;29] | 21 [13;30] | 25 [21;28] |
Results are expressed as number (%) or median [27th;75th percentile]
SAPS Simplified Acute Physiology Score, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, VA-ECMO venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
aP < 0.05 for between-group comparisons
bCalculated according to Muller et al. [2]