Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics.

Characteristic	Group 1 [Reactive venting] (n=30)	Group 2 [Immediate venting] (n=33)	p-value
Age, years	52 ± 16.5	60 ± 11.0	0.0255
Male sex	23 (77)	22 (67)	0.38
Preexisting cardiac disease
Coronary artery disease	12 (40)	17 (52)	0.36
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy	6 (20)	7 (21)	0.905
Prior myocardial infarction	1 (3)	3 (9)	0.349
Pulmonary arterial hypertension	6 (20)	3 (9)	0.217
Systemic hypertension	17 (57)	17 (52)	0.682
Other comorbidities
Chronic kidney disease	6 (20)	4 (12)	0.393
Diabetes mellitus	7 (23)	8 (24)	0.933
Hyperlipidemia	13 (43)	13 (39)	0.751
Peripheral arterial disease	1 (3)	1 (3)	0.945
Prior CT interventions
Coronary artery bypass grafting	1 (3)	3 (9)	0.349
Percutaneous coronary interventions	4 (13)	4 (12)	0.885
Valve repair/replacement	4 (13)	0	0.030
Heart transplant	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.498
Pre-ECMO pH	7.19 ± 0.14	7.24 ± 0.13	0.196
Pre-ECMO Lactate	8.33 ± 6.20	6.24 ± 3.91	0.133
Pre-ECMO serum creatinine	1.93 ± 1.12	1.84 ± 1.24	0.763
SAVE score	−10.5 (−14 to −5)	−9 (−12 to −5)	0.366

Values presented as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation