Complications | Our study (%) | |
---|---|---|
ECMO Mechanical Complications | ||
 Oxygenator failure | 0.0 | 18 |
 Oxygenator thrombosis | 14.3 | 12 |
 Other sites thrombosis | 2.9 | 7.7 |
Hemorrhage | 45.7 | – |
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 28.6 | 4.6 |
 Cerebral hemorrhage | 8.6 | 4–8 |
 Other site hemorrhage | 31.4 | – |
Organ Failure | ||
 Brain death | 8.6 | 3.8 |
 Cerebral infarction | 2.9 | – |
 Epilepsy | 2.9 | – |
 Renal insufficiency | 48.6 | 33.5 |
 Heart failure | 62.9 | 61.8 |
 Arrhythmia with unstable hemodynamics | 5.7 | 18.2 |
 Cardiac arrest | 11.4 | 9.8 |
 Liver failure | 25.7 | – |
 DIC | 8.6 | 3.8 |
 Hemolysis | 2.9 | 7.1 |
 Severe thrombocytopenia | 11.4 | – |
Nosocomial Infection | ||
 CRBSI | 28.6 | 21.2 |
 Bacteremia of other sources | 5.7 | – |
 VAP | 60.0 | – |
 Urinary infections | 17.1 | – |
Barotrauma | 8.6 | – |
Metabolic | ||
 Hyperbilirubinemia | 4 (11.4) | 7.3 |
 Hyperglycemia | 17 (48.6) | 18.2 |