Table 1 Main excluded studies
Study | Year | Patients | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
Lehle et al. [42] | 2014 | 317 | No complications reported |
Cheng et al. [43] | 2013 | 216 | Unable to identify data associated with veno-venous ECMO |
Schmid et al. [44] | 2012 | 176 | Risk of patient overlap (duplicate) |
Hemmila et al. [28] | 2004 | 168 | >10% veno-arterial ECMO |
Bartlett et al. [45] | 2000 | 146 | >10% veno-arterial ECMO |
Camboni et al. [26] | 2011 | 127 | Risk of patient overlap (duplicate) |
Lindskov et al. [46] | 2013 | 124 | >10% veno-arterial ECMO |
Pham et al. [35] | 2013 | 123 | >10% veno-arterial ECMO |
Pranikoff et al. [47] | 1999 | 94 | Risk of bias |
Bein et al. [48] | 2006 | 90 | Arterio-venous CO2 removal |
Nehra et al. [49] | 2009 | 81 | Reports patients <18Â years |
Rubino et al. [50] | 2014 | 72 | Risk of bias |
Liebold et al. [51] | 2002 | 70 | Reports patients <18Â years |
Chiu et al. [52] | 2015 | 65 | No complications reported |
Pappalardo et al. [53] | 2013 | 60 | ELSO database |
Ma et al. [54] | 2012 | 56 | Risk of bias |
Chimot et al. [55] | 2013 | 52 | Risk of bias |
Pranikoff et al. [56] | 1994 | 51 | >10% veno-arterial ECMO |
Zimmermann et al. [57] | 2009 | 51 | Arterio-venous CO2 removal |
Peek et al. [58] | 1997 | 50 | Reports patients <18Â years |