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Table 6 Comparison between central and peripheral VA-ECMO

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

Studied criteria

Central VA-ECMO (n = 35, 52.2%)

Peripheral VA-ECMO (n = 32, 47.8%)

p value

ECMO days

9.4 ± 7.2

10.5 ± 6.7

0.56

Ischaemic stroke (n, %)

5 (14.3%)

5 (15.6%)

0.5

ICH (n, %)

6 (17.1%)

2 (6.2%)

0.07

AKI (n, %)

30 (85.7%)

21 (65.6%)

0.051

Haemodialysis (n, %)

20 (57.1%)

14 (43.8%)

0.19

Serum lactate at ECMO initiation (mmol/L)

6.7 ± 2.4

5.8 ± 1.9

0.13

Peak lactate (mmol/L)

15.5 ± 4.6

13.7 ± 3.9

0.08

Lactate at 24 h (mmol/L)

6.8 ± 5.2

5.1 ± 4.2

0.18

CPB time (minutes)

240.2 ± 96.8

183.1 ± 87.3

0.16

Aortic cross clamping (minutes)

156.1 ± 56.2

122.4 ± 52.7

0.18

Initial SOFA

14.5 ± 3.4

11.6 ± 3.1

0.003

SOFA at 48 hours

16.2 ± 5.8

13 ± 4.6

0.02

Hospital mortality (n, %)

25 (71.4%)

16 (50%)

0.04