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. 2020 Oct 26;6(4):00463-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00463-2020

TABLE 2.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) admission investigation findings

Survivors (n=29) Nonsurvivors (n=14) Total (n=43)
CT thorax
 Alveolar consolidation 29 (100) 14 (100) 43 (100)
 Ground-glass opacities 29 (100) 14 (100) 43 (100)
 Pneumothorax 3 (10.3) 2 (14.3) 5 (11.6)
 Pneumomediastinum 4 (13.8) 4 (28.6) 8 (18.6)
 Pulmonary embolism 7 (24.1) 5 (35.7) 12 (27.9)
Echocardiogram
 Left ventricular impairment 1 (3.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.3)
 Right ventricular impairment 3* (10.3) 5* (35.7) 8 (18.6)
CT head

  •  Subarachnoid haemorrhage

 3 (10.3) 3 (21.4) 6 (14.0)
  With sulcal effacement 0* (0) 2* (14.3) 2 (4.7)

  •  Subdural haemorrhage

 1 (3.4) 0 (0) 1 (2.3)

  •  Ischaemic infarction

 0** (0) 3** (21.4) 3 (7.0)
Laboratory values#

  •  Haemoglobin

 99 (92–102) 95 (86–107) 97 (89–106)

  •  Lymphocyte count

 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.6 (0.4–0.8) 0.6 (0.5–1.1)

  •  Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio

 11.2 (9.2–19.3) 17.8 (12.1–24.2) 12.8 (9.2–22.5)

  •  Platelet count

 247 (203–344) 214 (121–329) 245 (163–339)

  •  Creatinine

 73* (53–192) 169* (98–347) 96 (66–237)

  •  Bilirubin

 16 (9–22) 15 (12–20) 15 (11–22)

  •  Ferritin

 1903 (904–3800) 2251 (1308–5435) 1907 (1153–4083)

  •  C-reactive protein

 291 (217–388) 344 (328–361) 326 (245–368)

  •  Procalcitonin

 1.24* (0.76–6.43) (n=28) 6.3* (2.99–16.27) 3.96 (1.15–9.01) (n=42)

  •  D-dimer

 9.5* (5.2–31.7) 38.2* (10.9–60.5) 11.7 (6.4–41.7)

  •  Troponin

 26 (16–40) (n=24) 98 (25–132) (n=7) 28 (15–70) (n=31)

Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range). CT: computed tomography #: Units for laboratory values: haemoglobin in g·dL−1, lymphocyte count in 109·L−1, platelet count per µL, creatinine/bilirubin µmol·L−1, ferritin in µg·L−1, C-reactive protein in mg·L−1, procalcitonin in ng·mL−1, d-dimer in mg·L−1 fibrinogen equivalent units and troponin in ng·L−1. *: p=0.01–0.05; **: p<0.01.