Table 4.
Complications during ECMO support
| Variable | Hospital discharge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total (n=50) | Non-survivors (n=29) | Survivors (n=21) | p-value | |
| Acute kidney injurya) | 33 (66.0) | 24 (82.8) | 9 (42.9) | 0.003* |
| Renal therapy | ||||
| Peritoneal dialysis | 26 (52.0) | 17 (58.6) | 9 (42.9) | 0.271 |
| Continuous renal replacement therapy | 22 (44.0) | 19 (65.5) | 3 (14.3) | <0.001* |
| Bleedingb) | 11 (22.0) | 10 (34.5) | 1 (4.8) | 0.016* |
| Septicemia | 15 (30.0) | 15 (51.7) | 0 | <0.001* |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 4 (8.0) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (9.5) | 1.000 |
| Ischemic brain injury | 7 (14.0) | 6 (20.7) | 1 (4.8) | 0.215 |
| Gastric ischemia or limb ischemia and necrosis | 5 (10.0) | 4 (13.7) | 1 (4.8) | 0.293 |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 9 (18.0) | 8 (27.6) | 1 (4.8) | 0.061 |
| Circuit change | 8 (16.0) | 6 (20.7) | 2 (9.5) | 0.441 |
Values are presented as number (%).
ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
*p<0.05 was considered significant. a)Acute kidney injury was defined as an elevation in creatinine of ≥200%, a creatinine level ≥4 mg/dL, or the receipt of dialysis due to oliguria. b)Bleeding was defined as the requirement for at least 1 surgical re-exploration.