Table 3.

Multivariable analysis of each type of ischemic stroke in patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Parameter	aOR	95% CI	p
Age	1.00	0.99–1.01	0.53
Male Sex	1.11	0.83–1.46	0.49
Cardiopulmonary bypass	1.26	0.92–1.72	0.18
Pre-ECMO cardiac arrest	1.14	0.86–1.51	0.37
pH, pre-ECMO	0.21	0.09–0.49	<0.001
pO2 (/10 mmHg), pre-ECMO	1.01	1–1.02	0.30
pH at 24 hrs	2.65	0.58–12.09	0.21
pO2 (/10 mmHg) at 24 hrs	1.01	1–1.02	0.009
Days on ECMO support	1.01	0.99–1.02	0.35
ECMO circuit mechanical failure	1.33	1.02–1.74	0.03
Renal replacement therapy	1.49	1.14–1.94	0.004
Hemolysis (plasma hemoglobin >50 mg/dL)	1.33	0.82–2.16	0.25
Cardiac arrhythmia	1.20	0.86–1.67	0.29
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	1.35	0.82–2.23	0.24
Disseminated intravascular coagulation	1.15	0.59–2.25	0.69

aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Bold text indicates statistical significance.