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Table 2 Comparisons of laboratory findings between survivors and non-survivors

From: Clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute traumatic lung injury: a retrospective study

Pre-ECMO

Total

Survivors

Non-survivors

P

Variables, median

n = 42 (IQR)

n = 34 (IQR)

n = 8 (IQR)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.8 (10.6–15.3)

13.2 (10.8–15.6)

11.5 (8.0–12.6)

0.098

Platelet count (cells/μL)

199.5 (100.5–276.2)

237 (132.0–287.2)

79 (43.5–167.5)

0.003*

Activated PTT (s)

43.3 (31.5–64.1)

39.8 (30.8–50.0)

91.7 (62.6–107.4)

0.003*

INR

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.7 (1.7–2.5)

0.002*

ABGA

 pH

7.19 (7.01–7.31)

7.24 (7.0–7.3)

6.95 (6.83–7.06)

0.002*

 PaO2 mmHg

60.5 (51.1–77.2)

60.5 (51.1–74.4)

58.7 (39.5–88.1)

0.144

 PaCO2 mmHg

47.0 (38.9–62.4)

46.1 (38.5–59.0)

60 (50.3–109.7)

0.409

 PaO2/FiO2

61.5 (49.7–81.7)

63 (51.1–80.7)

55.9 (35.0–83.8)

0.686

BUN (mg/dL)

15.7 (12.0–21.1)

15.7 (11.0–19.9)

16.8 (13.7–23.3)

0.519

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

0.125

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

0.6 (0.2–1.8)

0.647

Lactate (mmol/L)

6.7 (2.6–11.5)

5.7 (2.4–9.2)

15.0 (12.5–18.4)

0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: ABGA arterial blood gas analysis, BUN blood urea nitrogen, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, INR international normalized ratio, IQR interquartile range, PaCO2 partial arterial carbon dioxide pressure, PaO2 partial arterial oxygen saturation, PTT partial thromboplastin time
  2. *Statistically significant, P < 0.05