Outcomes VA-ECMO duration VA-ECMO duration VA-ECMO duration VA-ECMO duration VA-ECMO duration
≤3 days 253 pts 4-7 days 211 pts 8-10 days 111 pts >10 days 150 pts
P-values
Hospital mortality 198 (78.3) 113 (53.6) 68 (61.3) 89 (59.3) <0.0001
Mortality on VA-ECMO 175 (69.2) 67 (31.8) 43 (38.7) 49 (32.7) <0.0001
Heart transplantation or VAD 3 (1.2) 7 (3.3) 6 (5.4) 9 (6.0) 0.005
Stroke/global brain ischemia 36 (14.2) 50 (23.8) 27 (24.3) 27 (18.1) 0.22
New dialysis 100 (40.5) 106 (51.0) 68 (61.3) 103 (71.0) <0.0001
Pneumonia 53 (20.9) 77 (36.5) 49 (44.1) 87 (58.0) <0.0001
Deep sternal wound infection 2 (0.8) 6 (2.8) 3 (2.7) 15 (10.0) <0.0001
Blood stream infection 35 (13.8) 52 (24.6) 34 (30.6) 54 (36.0) <0.0001
Reoperation for intrathoracic bleeding/tamponade 95 (37.5) 82 (39.0) 48 (43.2) 82 (54.7) <0.0001
RBC transfusion > 10 units 158 (62.5) 139 (65.9) 77 (69.4) 121 (80.7) <0.0001
RBC units transfused (units) 16.6±14.9 21.0±21.0 22.6± 18.5 34.4±27.9 <0.0001
Intensive care unit stay (days) 7.1±10.8 19.5±20.4 21.3±19.3 28.4±17.7 <0.0001
Hospital stay (days) 9.3±13.5 30.0±32.4 32.6±37.2 40.6±38.9 <0.0001