Table 5 The correlations between cannulation site bleeding and cannulation techniques
From: Acute vascular complications of femoral veno-arterial ECMO: a single-centre retrospective study
Variables | Cannulation site bleeding | No site bleeding | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Percutaneous cannulation | |||
Successful | 3 (18.8%) | 33 (67.3%) | 0.001 |
Failed | 10 (62.5%) | 9 (18.4%) | |
Not tried | 3 (18.8%) | 7 (14.3%) | |
Cut-down | |||
Done | 13 (81.3%) | 16 (32.7%) | 0.001 |
Not done | 3 (18.8%) | 33 (67.3%) | |