Fluoroscopy-guided simultaneous distal perfusion as a preventive strategy of limb ischemia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Clinical outcomes and complications

	DPC group (n = 96)			No-DPC group (n = 134)	p value DPC versus No-DPC
	Fluoroscopy-guided (n = 61)	No fluoroscopy-guided (n = 35)	p value	No-DPC group (n = 134)	p value DPC versus No-DPC
Limb ischemia	1 (1.6)	1 (2.9)	0.688	11 (8.2)	0.047
Major bleeding	5 (8.2)	3 (8.6)	0.949	6 (4.5)	0.228
Thrombotic event	2 (3.3)	3 (8.6)	0.261	13 (9.7)	0.211
Catheter-related complication^a	12 (19.7)	11 (31.4)	0.194	26 (19.4)	0.405
Successful weaning from ECMO	49 (80.3)	27 (77.1)	0.711	83 (61.9)	0.005
In-hospital mortality	22 (36.1)	15 (42.9)	0.510	68 (50.7)	0.067

Values are n (%)
DPC distal perfusion catheter, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
^aCatheter-related complication was defined as a composite of limb ischemia, cannular site bleeding, and thrombotic event