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. 2021 Jun 22;47(8):887–895. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06451-w

Table 4.

Pre-ECMO predictors of 60 day discharge home using logistic regression with medians

Univariate logistic regression Multivariate logistic regression
Patients’ characteristics OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Age (years)
 ≤ 45 Reference Reference
 > 45 0.84 (0.53–1.32) 0.431 1.06 (0.56–2.01) 0.847
Gender
 Female Reference Reference
 Male 0.7 (0.39–1.23) 0.232 1.04 (0.46–2.34) 0.914
BMI (kg/m2)
 ≤ 29 Reference Reference
 > 29 1.33 (0.83–2.1) 0.253 1.31 (0.69–2.49) 0.412
Chronic respiratory disease
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 2.1 (0.79–5.72) 0.149 2.23 (0.68–7.67) 0.184
Center type
 Established Reference Reference
 New 1.79 (1.79–3.02) 0.036 1.65 (0.75–3.67) 0.215
Pre-ECMO MV days
 ≥ 2.5 days 1.3 (0.79–2.14) 0.293 1.68 (0.9–3.19) 0.104
Vasopressors
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.55 (0.91–2.54) 0.107 1.55 (0.82–2.92)
PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)
 ≤ 60 Reference Reference
 > 60 1.52 (0.91–2.54) 0.107 1.55 (0.82–2.92) 0.174
PaCO2 (mmHg)
 > 58 Reference
 ≤ 58 0.67 (0.41–1.1) 0.123 0.79 (0.39–1.57) 0.499
SOFA Score
 ≥ 2 Reference Reference
 < 12 4.98 (3.07–8.2) <0.001 1.93 (1.05–3.58) 0.034
24 h post-ECMO MV
Driving pressure (cmH2O)
 ≥ 19 Reference Reference
 < 9 1.61 (0.97–2.68) 0.066 1.43 (0.78–2.66) 0.245

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, MV mechanical ventilation, PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide, PaO2/FiO2 partial pressure of oxygen to fraction inspired oxygen ratio