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Table 1

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics of entire VA-ECLS cohort stratified by mean PaO2 levels in the first 48 h into non-hyperoxia group (PaO2 ≤ 233 mmHg) hyperoxia group (PaO2 > 233 mmHg).

Variables Total Cohort Non-hyperoxia group Hyperoxia group p-value
(n = 229) (PaO2 ≤ 233 mmHg) (n = 161) (PaO2 233 mmHg) (n = 68)
Age (months) 2.5 (0.3, 19.0) 1.5 (0.2, 17.2) 4.6 (0.4, 27.8) 0.019
Age Group 0.345
 Neonatal 168 (73.4%) 121 (75.2%) 47 (69.1%)
 Pediatrics 61 (26.6%) 40 (24.8%) 21 (30.9%)
Weight (kg) 4.4 (3.2, 10.7) 3.9 (3.1, 9.5) 5.5 (3.3, 11.9) 0.178
Height (cm) 54.0 (49.0, 80.0) 53.0 (49.0, 75.5) 61.8 (50.0, 84.3) 0.115
BSA (m2) 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) 0.2 (0.2, 0.4) 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) 0.155
Race 0.204
 Black 104 (45.4%) 75 (46.6%) 29 (42.6%)
 White 87 (38.0%) 55 (34.2%) 32 (47.1%)
 Hispanic 26 (11.4%) 21 (13.0%) 5 (7.4%)
 Other 12 (5.2%) 10 (6.2%) 2 (2.9%)
Sex 0.410
 Female 115 (50.2%) 78 (48.4%) 37 (54.4%)
 Male 114 (49.8%) 83 (51.6%) 31 (45.6%)
ECLS indication 0.0004
 Cardiac 112 (48.9%) 71 (44.1%) 41 (60.3%)
 ECPR 65 (28.4%) 42 (26.1%) 23 (33.8%)
 Pulmonary 52 (22.7%) 48 (29.8%) 4 (5.9%)
Time from admission to ECLS Initiation 78.5 (14.0, 356.0) 72.5 (14.0, 411.0) 100.0 (7.0, 306.0) 0.997
Initial ECLS flow (mL/kg/min) 114 (94, 116) 109 (100, 1212) 128 (97, 131) 0.018
Duration of ECLS run (hours) 111.5 (65.5, 184.5) 111.5 (65.5, 195.5) 110.5 (66.5, 161.5) 0.412
ECLS Complications:
Cardiovascular 87 (45.8%) 51 (39.8%) 36 (58.1%) 0.018
Hemorrhagic 86 (45.3%) 58 (45.3%) 28 (45.2%) 0.984
Mechanical 75 (39.5%) 58 (45.3%) 17 (27.4%) 0.018
Renal 103 (54.2%) 68 (53.1%) 35 (56.5%) 0.666
Neurologic 46 (24.2%) 28 (21.9%) 18 (29.0%) 0.280
Metabolic 29 (15.3%) 18 (14.1%) 11 (17.7%) 0.509
Infection 9 (4.7%) 7 (5.5%) 2 (3.2%) 0.495
Reason for coming off 0.049
 Died or Poor Prognosis 48 (21.1%) 26 (16.4%) 22 (32.4%)
 ECLS Complication 16 (7.0%) 11 (6.9%) 5 (7.4%)
 Expected Recovery 153 (67.4%) 116 (73.0%) 37 (54.4%)
 Unknown 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%)
 VAD 9 (4.0%) 5 (3.1%) 4 (5.9%)
 Missing 2 2 0
AKI Stage II or III 160 (75.8%)  111 (74.5%)  49 (79.0%)  0.483
Mortality 102 (44.5%)  65 (40.4%)  37 (54.4%)  0.050

Results Depicted in n (%), and Median (Interquartile Range/IQR). ECLS: Extracorporeal Life Support; VA: Veno-Arterial; VAD: Ventricular Assist Device; AKI: Acute Kidney Injury.

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