Table 4

 Factors related to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and survival to discharge after ECMO

Risk factorInfantsSurvivors
Values in parentheses are percentage of the cohort in the case of the infants affected, and percentage of the affected infants in the case of the survivors.
Venovenous (VV) support30 (47)28 (90)
Venoarterial (VA) support30 (47)21 (72)
VV to VA conversion4 (4)2 (50)
Renal support16 (25)7 (44)
Major patient complications33 (52)21 (63)
Major circuit complications2 (3)1 (50)
Persistent arterial duct4 (6)3 (75)
Abnormal cranial scan18 (29)14 (77)