Feasibility of inter-hospital transportation using extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of patients affected by severe swine-flu(H1N1)-related ARDS

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients in peripheral hospital

	GROUP A (N patients:4)		GROUP B (N patients:8)
	Median	Range	Median	Range
Age (years)	44.5	30-48	43.5	15-53
BMI	36.35	24.5-56.2	27.3	19.6-27.3
Distance from the local hospital to the ECMO-centre (Km)	78	35-520	80	25-740
Transfer time (minutes)	125	25-240	40	15-240
Duration of MV (days)	2.5	1-6	1	1-3
SAPS II score	42	38-54	28	24-66
SOFA score	13.5	11-16	11	4-16
ICU LOS (days)	3	1-4	1.5	2-7
Hospital LOS (days)	3.5	1-4	2	2-7
PaO2/FiO2	46.8	45.6-54.9	89.7	66.0-116.0
PaCo2 (mmHg)	63.9	54.0-89.0	49.7	21.0-63.8
PH	7.26	7.22-7.32	7.35	7.18-7.48
Peep (cm H2O)	15	10-16	8.5	6.0-10.0
Murray score	3.50	3.25-4.00	2.75	2.25-3.00
Cst (ml/cm H2O)	29.5	13.0-40.0	37	26-58

Clinical characteristics, gas exchange of patients in peripheral hospital at the moment of ECMO-centre activation and transport characteristics. All patients were at fractional inspired concentration of oxygen (FiO2) = 1.0. PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; PaO2: arterial oxygen partial pressure; PaCO2: arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure; LOS: length of stay; MV: mechanical ventilation; BMI: body mass index; SAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; Cst: static pulmonary compliance.

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