Table 1.
Case | Age (y)/Sex | Past Medical History | Bleeding History | Type of Neurological Injury | SOFA Score | Apache II Score | Days on Mechanical Ventilation | Days From Admission to ECMO | Days From ECMO Cannulation to Neurological Event | Days On ECMO | Cannula Site | Cannula Size, F | P:F Ratio at Time of Cannulation | ECMO Flow (L/min) |
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1 | 58/female | DM, CAD, HL, HTN | GI | SAH | 9 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 13 | Right IJ | 32 | 58 | 5 |
2 | 60/female | DM, HL, HTN | Cannulation site | CMB | 11 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 33 | 29 | Right IJ | 32 | 67 | 6.2 |
3 | 47/male | - | Cannulation site | SAH | 10 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Right IJ/FEM | 22/25 | 62 | 6.6 |
4 | 53/male | - | Cannulation site, tracheostomy | Intraventricular hemorrhage, CMB | 9 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 22 | Right IJ | 32 | 59 | 5 |
Abbreviations: AC, assist control; CAD, coronary artery disease; CMB, cerebral microbleed; DM, diabetes mellitus; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; FEM, femoral; GI, gastrointestinal; HL, hyperlipidemia; HTN, hypertension; IJ, internal jugular; PC, pressure control; P:F, pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.