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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Causes of death on ECMO

From: Long-term follow-up and quality of life in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pulmonary embolism and cardiogenic shock

Death on ECMO

n  = 58

Cerebral

30 (51.7%)

LCO

7 (12.1%)

MOF

10 (17.2%)

Sepsis

4 (6.9%)

Withdrawal of therapy

4 (6.9%)

Miscellaneous

3 (5.2%)

  1. LCO low cardiac output; MOF multi-organ failure
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