Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients at ICU admission
Characteristics | Non-ECMO (n = 18) | ECMO (n = 22) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, n (%) | 11 (61) | 12 (55) | 0.68 |
Age, years | 51 [43–63] | 41 [32–56] | 0.89 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27 [22–36] | 28 [25–31] | 0.76 |
SAPS II score at ICU admission | 43 [37–51] | 42 [33–53] | 0.56 |
SOFA score at ICU admission | 8 [6–12] | 8 [7–10] | 0.76 |
McCabe Score at ICU admission ≥ 1, n (%) | 4 (22) | 5 (23) | 0.99 |
College level education, n (%) | 6 (33) | 16 (73) | 0.013 |
Full-time work, n (%) | 9 (50) | 13 (59) | 0.57 |
Coexisting conditions, n (%) | |||
None | 2 (11) | 3 (14) | 0.99 |
Chronic lung disease | 5 (28) | 6 (27) | 0.99 |
Chronic cardiac disease | 6 (33) | 7 (32) | 0.92 |
Vascular disease | 1 (6) | 3 (14) | 0.61 |
Neurologic disease | 0 (0) | 2 (9) | 0.49 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 (17) | 1 (5) | 0.31 |
Hypothyroidy | 1 (6) | 2 (9) | 0.99 |
Mild psychiatric disease | 2 (11) | 1 (5) | 0.58 |
Malignancy | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 0.99 |
Immunocompromized | 2 (11) | 3 (14) | 0.99 |
Smoking habit | 7 (39) | 9 (41) | 0.90 |
Alcohol abuse | 5 (28) | 6 (27) | 0.99 |
Drug addiction | 1 (6) | 2 (9) | 0.99 |
Primary lung injury, n (%) | 0.33 | ||
Bacterial pneumonia | 5 (28) | 10 (46) | |
Influenza pneumonia | 3 (17) | 7 (32) | |
Other viral pneumonia | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | |
Post-operative respiratory failure | 4 (22) | 3 (14) | |
Aspiration pneumonia | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | |
Multiple blood transfusion | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | |
Extrapulmonary sepsis | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | |
Other or unknown | 3 (17) | 1 (5) | |
Transferred from another hospital, n (%) | 10 (56) | 17 (77) | 0.15 |