Table 2.

VV ECMO baseline characteristics

Total (n = 80)Survivors (n = 49)Nonsurvivors (n = 31)P value
Age, median (25th-75th percentile), y 26 (22-31) 25 (22-31) 27 (22-35) .29 
Sex, n (%)    .52 
Male 41 (51.3) 25 (51) 16 (51.6)  
Female 37 (46.3) 22 (44.9) 15 (48.4)  
Unknown 2 (2.5) 2 (4.1) 0 (0)  
Weight, median (25th-75th percentile), kg 74.1 (63.6-91) 73 (62.8-90.4) 80 (65.8-93.2) .36 
Height, mean ± SD, cm 168.1 ± 11.2 167.8 ± 10.9 168.5 ± 11.8 .81 
BMI, median (25th-75th percentile), kg/m2 26.4 (23.1-31) 26.6 (22.8-30.5) 28.2 (23.2-32) .90 
Race, n (%)    .25 
Black 66 (82.5) 39 (79.6) 27 (87.1)  
Hispanic 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
Middle Eastern/Northern African 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Native American 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
White 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Multiple 6 (7.5) 6 (12.2) 0 (0)  
Other 2 (2.5) 1 (2) 1 (3.2)  
Unknown 3 (3.8) 2 (4.1) 1 (3.2)  
Support type, n (%)    — 
Cardiac 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
eCPR 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Pulmonary 80 (100) 49 (100) 31 (100)  
Pre-ECLS arrest, n (%) 8 (10) 4 (8.2) 4 (12.9) .76 
Ventilator status, n (%)    .17 
Conventional 64 (80) 39 (79.6) 25 (80.6)  
No ventilator 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
HFO 3 (3.8) 3 (6.1) 0 (0)  
Other 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
Ventilator settings 
Respiratory rate (breaths per min), mean ± SD 25 ± 8 24 ± 8 26 ± 7 .33 
FiO2, median (25th-75th percentile), % 100 (100-100) 100 (100-100) 100 (91-100) .19 
PIP, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H236 (32-43) 37 (31-46) 35 (34-37) .18 
PEEP, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H214 (10-17) 14 (10-18) 12 (10-14) .25 
Mean airway pressure, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H223 (19-26) 24 (20-28) 20 (19-23) .02 
Required hand-bagging, n (%) 9 (11.3) 5 (10.2) 4 (12.9) .36 
Laboratory values and vital signs 
pH, median (25th-75th percentile) 7.28 (7.19-7.36) 7.30 (7.20-7.37) 7.25 (7.20-7.34) .59 
pCO2, mean ± SD, mm Hg 57 ± 19 56 ± 20 57 ± 18 .85 
pO2, median (25th-75th percentile), mm Hg 65 (55-79) 66 (56-76) 64 (55-82) .96 
Serum bicarbonate, mean ± SD, mmol/L 26 ± 7 26 ± 6 26 ±8 .94 
SaO2, median (25th-75th percentile), % 89 (81-94) 89 (80-93) 91 (82-95) .88 
Lactate, median (25th-75th percentile), mmol/L 2.4 (1.1-3.9) 2.4 (1.1-3.9) 2.5 (1.3-3.6) .87 
Systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 116 ± 24 115 ± 25 116 ± 23 .95 
Diastolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 63 ± 17 63 ± 19 64 ± 14 .88 
Mean arterial pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 78 ± 19 78 ± 21 78 ± 18 .88 
Pulse pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 51 ± 18 51 ± 18 52 ± 18 .87 
Total (n = 80)Survivors (n = 49)Nonsurvivors (n = 31)P value
Age, median (25th-75th percentile), y 26 (22-31) 25 (22-31) 27 (22-35) .29 
Sex, n (%)    .52 
Male 41 (51.3) 25 (51) 16 (51.6)  
Female 37 (46.3) 22 (44.9) 15 (48.4)  
Unknown 2 (2.5) 2 (4.1) 0 (0)  
Weight, median (25th-75th percentile), kg 74.1 (63.6-91) 73 (62.8-90.4) 80 (65.8-93.2) .36 
Height, mean ± SD, cm 168.1 ± 11.2 167.8 ± 10.9 168.5 ± 11.8 .81 
BMI, median (25th-75th percentile), kg/m2 26.4 (23.1-31) 26.6 (22.8-30.5) 28.2 (23.2-32) .90 
Race, n (%)    .25 
Black 66 (82.5) 39 (79.6) 27 (87.1)  
Hispanic 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
Middle Eastern/Northern African 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Native American 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
White 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Multiple 6 (7.5) 6 (12.2) 0 (0)  
Other 2 (2.5) 1 (2) 1 (3.2)  
Unknown 3 (3.8) 2 (4.1) 1 (3.2)  
Support type, n (%)    — 
Cardiac 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
eCPR 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Pulmonary 80 (100) 49 (100) 31 (100)  
Pre-ECLS arrest, n (%) 8 (10) 4 (8.2) 4 (12.9) .76 
Ventilator status, n (%)    .17 
Conventional 64 (80) 39 (79.6) 25 (80.6)  
No ventilator 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
HFO 3 (3.8) 3 (6.1) 0 (0)  
Other 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1 (3.2)  
Ventilator settings 
Respiratory rate (breaths per min), mean ± SD 25 ± 8 24 ± 8 26 ± 7 .33 
FiO2, median (25th-75th percentile), % 100 (100-100) 100 (100-100) 100 (91-100) .19 
PIP, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H236 (32-43) 37 (31-46) 35 (34-37) .18 
PEEP, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H214 (10-17) 14 (10-18) 12 (10-14) .25 
Mean airway pressure, median (25th-75th percentile), cm H223 (19-26) 24 (20-28) 20 (19-23) .02 
Required hand-bagging, n (%) 9 (11.3) 5 (10.2) 4 (12.9) .36 
Laboratory values and vital signs 
pH, median (25th-75th percentile) 7.28 (7.19-7.36) 7.30 (7.20-7.37) 7.25 (7.20-7.34) .59 
pCO2, mean ± SD, mm Hg 57 ± 19 56 ± 20 57 ± 18 .85 
pO2, median (25th-75th percentile), mm Hg 65 (55-79) 66 (56-76) 64 (55-82) .96 
Serum bicarbonate, mean ± SD, mmol/L 26 ± 7 26 ± 6 26 ±8 .94 
SaO2, median (25th-75th percentile), % 89 (81-94) 89 (80-93) 91 (82-95) .88 
Lactate, median (25th-75th percentile), mmol/L 2.4 (1.1-3.9) 2.4 (1.1-3.9) 2.5 (1.3-3.6) .87 
Systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 116 ± 24 115 ± 25 116 ± 23 .95 
Diastolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 63 ± 17 63 ± 19 64 ± 14 .88 
Mean arterial pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 78 ± 19 78 ± 21 78 ± 18 .88 
Pulse pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg 51 ± 18 51 ± 18 52 ± 18 .87 

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