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Table 2 Clinical outcomes and complications

From: Clinical impact of intra-aortic balloon pump during extracorporeal life support in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

 

ECLS/IABP (n = 41)

ECLS alone (n = 55)

p value

In-hospital death

21 (51.2)

30 (54.5)

0.747

ECLS weaning success

26 (63.4)

32 (58.2)

0.604

Lactate clearance for 48 hours, %*

65.2 (40.9-79.6)

65.3 (25.2-82.0)

0.918

Complications

   

  Limb ischemia

6 (15.0)

5 (9.4)

0.521

  ECLS site bleeding

9 (22.5)

10 (18.9)

0.667

  Gastrointestinal bleeding

9 (22.5)

6 (11.3)

0.147

  Stroke

0

3 (7.5)

0.076

  Sepsis

3 (7.5)

4 (7.5)

1.000

  1. Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%).
  2. ECLS, extracorporeal life support; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump.
  3. *Lactate clearance for 48 hours was available in 80 patients who survived at least 24 hours after intervention.
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