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Multivariate regression analysis revealed that obesity, advanced age, female sex, and a history of heart failure or chronic lung disease were independent predictors of mortality when ECMO was utilized for massive PE.
Data are shown as a forest plot with log10-transformed ORs with 95% CIs. Statistical significance is noted beside each variable.
CHF, congestive heart failure; ECMO, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; OR, odds ratio.
