Table 7. Transfusion, acute renal failure and outcome.

	VA ECMO	VV ECMO	p-value
	606	457	-
RBC/days ECMO	0.66 (0.00–1.77)	0.26 (0.00–0.67)	p≤0.001
FFP/days ECMO	0.00 (0.00–1.00)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	p≤0.001
PC/days ECMO	0.00 (0.00–0.27)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	p≤0.001
ARF during ECMO [n; %]	159; 26	97; 21	p = 0.069
Survival to hospital discharge [n; %]	241; 40	288; 63	p≤0.001

Data are median (interquartile range) except for acute renal failure (ARF) on ECMO and survival rate. RBC, red blood cells; FFP, fresh frozen plasma (1 FFP contains 230 ml plasma); PC, platelet concentrate (1 PC contains 250 ml and 2–4 x 10¹¹ platelets).