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Table 3 Laboratory criteria at VA-ECMO initiation

From: Acute neurological complications in adult patients with cardiogenic shock on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Laboratory data

All patients

CNS events

No CNS events

p value

Ischaemic stroke

ICH

p value

Platelet count (109/L)

149.58 ± 91.56

139.61 ± 88.34

162.66 ± 95.58

0.29

181.7 ± 119.28

97.2 ± 50.2

0.01

aPTT (seconds)

56.6 ± 31.1

64.08 ± 37.31

46.83 ± 16.29

0.01

62.90 ± 43.62

61.63 ± 36.8

0.52

PTT ratio

1.57 ± 0.89

1.79 ± 1.04

1.28 ± 0.53

0.01

1.90 ± 1.2

1.63 ± 1.1

0.36

INR

1.73 ± 0.66

1.68 ± 0.57

1.79 ± 0.77

0.51

1.5 ± 0.53

1.75 ± 0.46

0.38

Fibrinogen level (g/L)

3.10 ± 1.42

2.82 ± 1.38

3.43 ± 1.42

0.09

3 ± 1.3

2.50 ± 1.4

0.07

Base excess

− 9.01 ± 3.9

− 9.68 ± 4.23

− 8.14 ± 3.34

0.09

− 10.20 ± 3.25

− 10.38 ± 4.6

0.18

Serum lactate (mmol/L)

6.27 ± 2.22

6.68 ± 2.18

5.72 ± 2.61

0.08

6.60 ± 1.9

6.50 ± 2.5

0.39

Serum bilirubin (μmol/L)

44.73 ± 34.26

44.82 ± 47.84

44.62 ± 41.02

0.51

21.4 ± 8.2

82.50 ± 81.2

0.04

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

116.55 ± 75.25

117.26 ± 82.77

115.62 ± 65.50

0.91

124.23 ± 74.2

99.5 ± 69.7

0.27

Blood urea (mmol/L)

10.2 ± 6.63

10.03 ± 6.67

10.41 ± 6.38

0.81

8.80 ± 6.8

10.63 ± 8.8

0.09

Serum albumin (g/L)

31.9 ± 6.24

30.53 ± 6.59

33.72 ± 5.304

0.32

31.6 ± 6.8

28.88 ± 7.1

0.21