Fig 1.
Flowchart and outcome of patients included in the study.
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients who were successfully vs unsuccessfully weaned from ECMO and of survivors vs non- survivors.
Table 3.
Respiratory and ventilation characteristics of those who were successfully vs unsuccessfully weaned from ECMO in the 4 h before and during ECMO.
Table 4.
Respiratory and ventilation characteristics of survivors and non-survivors in the 4 h before and during ECMO.
Table 5.
Outcomes of patients on ECMO support according to survival status.
Table 6.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis: independent predictors of mortality.