Table 1 Demographics and medical history data for transported patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Demographics/medical history | Daytime | Night-time | Total | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbers [n (%)] | 134 (70.2) | 57 (29.8) | 191 (100.0) | |
Male [n (%)] | 101 (75.4) | 34 (59.6) | 135 (70.7) | 0.029 |
Age (year; median [Q1–Q3]) | 55.1 [46.5–62.3] | 51.8 [44.4–61.5] | 54.6 [46.1–62.0] | 0.583 |
Reason for ECMO therapy [n (%)] | 0.685 | |||
Pulmonary | 64 (47.8) | 24 (42.1) | 88 (46.1) | |
Cardiac | 56 (41.8) | 28 (49.1) | 84 (44.0) | |
Combined | 11 (8.2) | 3 (5.3) | 14 (7.3) | |
Other | 3 (2.2) | 2 (3.5) | 5 (2.6) | |
ECMO type [n (%)] | 0.573 | |||
Veno-arterial | 77 (57.5) | 31 (54.4) | 108 (56.5) | |
Veno-venous | 55 (41.0) | 26 (45.6) | 81 (42.4) | |
Veno-venoarterial | 2 (1.5) | – | 2 (1.1) | |
Additional devices [n (%)] | ||||
Intra-aortic balloon pump | 10 (7.5) | 6 (10.5) | 16 (8.4) | |
Impella | 5 (3.7) | 5 (8.8) | 10 (5.2) | |
Haemofilter | 1 (0.75) | – | 1 (0.5) | |
Medical treatment [n (%)] | ||||
Intubated | 124 (92.5) | 55 (96.5) | 179 (93.7) | |
Not intubated | 10 (7.5) | 2 (3.5) | 12 (6.3) | |
Vasopressors | 111 (82.8) | 50 (87.7) | 161 (84.3) | |
No vasopressors | 21 (15.7) | 6 (10.5) | 27 (14.1) | |
Vasopressor missing | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.6) | |
Sedated | 119 (88.8) | 53 (93) | 172 (90.0) | |
Not sedated | 12 (9.0) | 3 (5.3) | 15 (7.9) | |
Sedation missing | 3 (2.2) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (2.1) |