Table 1.
Blood gas analysis over the days of hospitalization
| Day 6 (after ECMO implantation) |
Day 17 (occult shock) |
Day 18 (time of CT diagnostic) |
Day 18 (thoracotomy) |
Day 18 (revisional surgery) |
Day 19 (first postoperative day) |
Day 31 (referral to rehabilitation clinic) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FiO2% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 30% | 2 LPM |
| pH | 7.47 | 7.22 | 7.42 | 7.17 | 7.19 | 7.48 | 7.49 |
| SpO2 (%) | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 90 | 95 | 92 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) | 88 | 101 | 89 | 107 | 67 | 77 | 64 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) | 29 | 55 | 41 | 76 | 67 | 39 | 41 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.7 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Lactate (mmol/l) | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Base excess (mmol/l) | 1.3 | −5.7 | 1.9 | −3.8 | −3.0 | 4.4 | 7.4 |
FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen, SpO2 oxygen saturation at periphery, PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen, PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide, LPM liters of oxygen per minute.