Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 62)
| Patient characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 45 (73) |
| Female | 17 (27) |
| Age [years], median (IQR) | 56 (25.75) |
| Body mass index [m/l2], median (IQR) | 25.4 (4.8) |
| Reason of ARDS, n (%) | |
| Bacterial lung infection | 16 (26) |
| Aspirationpneumonitis/aspirationpneumonia | 15 (24) |
| Influenza | 13 (21) |
| ARDS secondary to extrapulmonary infection | 7 (11) |
| Polytrauma | 3 (5) |
| Others (post-lung surgery/transplant, etc.) | 8 (13) |
| ICU Mortality [%] | 47 |
| ICU stay [days], median, (IQR) | 15 (14) |
| PaO2/FiO2 at ICU admission/before ECMO implantation by ECMO outreach team, n (%) | |
| 201–300 | 2 (3) |
| 101–200 | 26 (42) |
| ≤ 100 | 34 (55) |
| TISS-10, median, (IQR) | 20 (12) |
| SAPS II, median, (IQR) | 48 (17.25) |