Table 4. Follow-up data according to the type of mechanical circulatory support.
| LVAD (n=17) | LVAD + ECMO (n=11) | ECMO (n=14) | p | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Procedural success of PDT (%) | 17 | 100 | 11 | 100 | 14 | 100 | NS |
| Major complications (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| Minor complications | NS | ||||||
| Minor bleeding* (%) | 2 | 11.7 | 1 (9) | 1 (7.1) | |||
| Local stomal infections (%) | 1 | 5.8 | 1 (9) | 1 (7.1) | |||
| 30 day follow-up | |||||||
| Death (%) | 8 | 47 | 5 | 45.4 | 5 | 35.7 | NS |
| MOF (%) | 4 | 23.5 | 3 | 27.2 | 3 | 21.4 | NS |
| Sepsis (%) | 1 | 5.8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7.1 | NS |
| Cardiac (%) | 2 | 11.6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14.2 | |
| One year follow-up Death (%) | 6 | 35.2 | 4 | 36.3 | 2 | 14.2 | NS |
| LVAD: Left ventricular assist device; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PDT: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy; MOF: Multiorgan failure; * Stomal oozing; NS: Non significant. | |||||||