Table 5.
Outcomes at 12-Month Follow-Up by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use
| ECPR | Later ECMO | No Use ECMO | P-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total with Month 12 VABS-II | 55 | 14 | 56 | |
| Adaptive Behaviour Composite | 0.208 | |||
| < 50 (Severely impaired) | 2 (3.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.8%) | |
| 50–69 (Impaired) | 14 (25.5%) | 4 (28.6%) | 8 (14.3%) | |
| 70 – 84 (Below average) | 14 (25.5%) | 1 (7.1%) | 19 (33.9%) | |
| 85 – 115 (Average) | 24 (43.6%) | 8 (57.1%) | 28 (50.0%) | |
| > 115 (Above average) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (7.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Total with Month 12 Mullen/WASI | 44 | 11 | 442 | |
| Mullen or WASI score category (all ages combined) | 0.435 | |||
| < 50 (Severely impaired) | 10 (22.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | 5 (11.4%) | |
| 50–69 (Impaired) | 10 (22.7%) | 2 (18.2%) | 12 (27.3%) | |
| 70 – 84 (Below average) | 7 (15.9%) | 5 (45.5%) | 11 (25.0%) | |
| 85 – 115 (Average) | 16 (36.4%) | 2 (18.2%) | 14 (31.8%) | |
| > 115 (Above average) | 1 (2.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Total with Month 12 PRCA | 47 | 12 | 45 | |
| Global assessment score category | 0.727 | |||
| 17–21 (Profoundly impaired) | 5 (10.6%) | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (4.4%) | |
| 12–16 (Severely impaired) | 9 (19.1%) | 1 (8.3%) | 5 (11.1%) | |
| 8–11 (Moderately impaired) | 5 (10.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (11.1%) | |
| 4–7 (Mildly impaired) | 5 (10.6%) | 2 (16.7%) | 9 (20.0%) | |
| 0–3 (None/minimally impaired) | 23 (48.9%) | 8 (66.7%) | 24 (53.3%) |
1
P-values from Fisher Exact Test.
2
One child >6 years in the No ECMO Use group had no consistent means of functional communication based on the 12-month VABS-II assessment and did not undergo cognitive testing. Data are counts and percentages.
Abbreviations: VABS-II, Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales, Second Edition; Mullen, Mullen Scales of Early Learning; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; PRCA, Paediatric Resuscitation after Cardiac Arrest.