Table 3.

Distribution of nosocomial ECMO infections by site of infection.

	All patients (n=126)			Pediatric (n=66)			Adult (n=60)
	n	%	Episodes per 1000 ECMO days	n	%	Episodes per 1000 ECMO days	n	%	Episodes per 1000 ECMO days
All infections	46	36.5	49	19	28.8	42	27	45.0	57
Lower respiratory tract	18	14.3	19	8	12.1	18	10	16.7	21
Surgical wound	13	10.3	14	5	7.6	11	8	13.3	17
Catheter wound	8	6.3	8	3	4.5	6	5	8.3	11
Bloodstream	5	4.0	5	3	4.5	6	2	3.3	4
Urinary tract	2	1.6	2	0	0.0	0	2	3.3	4