Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 62)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

45 (73)

 Female

17 (27)

Age [years], median (IQR)

56 (25.75)

Body mass index [m/l²], median (IQR)

25.4 (4.8)

Reason of ARDS, n (%)

 Bacterial lung infection

16 (26)

 Aspirationpneumonitis/aspirationpneumonia

15 (24)

 Influenza

13 (21)

 ARDS secondary to extrapulmonary infection

7 (11)

 Polytrauma

3 (5)

 Others (post-lung surgery/transplant, etc.)

8 (13)

ICU Mortality [%]

47

ICU stay [days], median, (IQR)

15 (14)

PaO₂/FiO₂ at ICU admission/before ECMO implantation by ECMO outreach team, n (%)

 201–300

2 (3)

 101–200

26 (42)

 ≤ 100

34 (55)

TISS-10, median, (IQR)

20 (12)

SAPS II, median, (IQR)

48 (17.25)