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Table 2 General characteristics, pre-ECMO status, diagnosis and ECMO support data of the patients

From: Transportation of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a tertiary medical center experience and systematic review of the literature

Characteristic

≥12 years old

<12 years old

Patients analyzed

Total N = 682

Mean (CI 95%)

Patients analyzed

Total N = 365

Mean (CI 95%)

Age (yo)

627

38 (35–41)

114

3.1 (1.4–4.8)

Male gender (%)

482

61 (45–77)

365

17 (13–21)

Weight (kg)

119

74 (67–82)

37

23.6 (17.6–29.6)

Pre-ECMO status

Time on MV (days)

246

4.6 (3.7–5.5)

–

–

pH

242

7.24 (7.19–7.28)

32

7.26 (7.23–7.29)

P/F ratio (mmHg)

373

59 (40–78)

–

–

PCO2 (mmHg)

306

71 (63–78)

–

–

APACHE II

53

22 (21–23)

–

–

SAPS 2

128

46 (40–52)

–

–

SAPS 3

10

86 (80–92)

–

–

Diagnosis

ARDS (%)

682

30 (26–34)

365

14 (11–18)

Bacterial pneumonia (%)

682

27 (23–31)

365

6 (4–9)

Viral pneumonia (%)

682

22 (19–25)

365

5 (3–7)

Respiratory and right ventricle failure (%)

682

19 (12–26)

365

17 (13–21)

Trauma (%)

682

4 (3–6)

365

0

Aspiration syndromes (%)

682

3 (1–4)

365

1.0 (0.1–2.5)

Meconium aspiration syndrome (%)

682

0

365

19 (15–23)

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (%)

682

0

365

8 (5–11)

Persistent newborn pulmonary hypertension (%)

682

0

365

8 (5–10)

ECMO support and outcome data

ECMO support duration (days)

458

9.8 (8.6–10.9)

7.5

–

Venovenous configuration (%)

682

62 (59–66)

365

42 (35–50)

Venoarterial configuration (%)

682

16 (13–19)

365

58 (50–65)

ICU LOS (days)

64

22 (15–30)

–

–

Hospital LOS (days)

119

32 (25–38)

–

–

  1. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, MV mechanical ventilation, APACHE Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation score, SAPS Simplified Physiological Score, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU intensive care unit, LOS length of stay