Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Authors | Age (yrs): a | # of patients: n = (# ARDS patients) | Conventional ARDS Therapy: n= | Conventional ARDS Therapy Survivors: n (%) | ECMO: n= | ECMO -Survivors: n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Q et al. 2020 | Survivors: 67 (15–81) Non-Survivors: 50 (44–81) |
150 (62) | 55 | 7 (12.7%) | 7 | 0 (0%) |
| Wu et al. 2020 | 51 (43–60) | 210 (84) | 83 | 40 (48.2) | 1 | 0 (%) |
| Yang X et al. 2020 | 59.7 (13.3) | 52 (35) | 29 | 9 (31.0%) | 6 | 1 (16.6%) |
| Zhou F et al. 2020 | 56.0 (46.0–67.0) | 191 (59) | 56 | 9 (16.1%) | 3 | 0 (0%) |
a
Data presented as mean (SD) or median (IQR). ARDS – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.