Table 1 Causes of ARDS: A total of 166 patients were retrospectively analysed in regard to the initial diagnoses leading to ARDS and subsequent ECMO request. In some cases a combination of causes was present (e.g. trauma and pneumonia, sepsis of other origin and pneumonia)
Primary cause ECMO indication | Total number; %of all transported patients (n = 166) |
|---|---|
Pneumonia | 59; 35,6% |
Pneumonia related sepsis | 15; 9% |
Atypical pneumonia | 3; 1,8% |
Cardiac arrest | 7; 4,2% |
Sepsis | 9; 5,4% |
Influenza, other, nonspecified viral origin | 11;6,6% |
Trauma | 3; 1,8% |
H1N1 pneumonia | 22; 13,2% |
Decompensated COPD | 9; 5,4% |
unknown | 1; 0,6% |
Aspiration | 16; 9,6% |
Other (pulmonary embolism, intoxication, allergic, chemotherapy induced immunosuppression…) | 19; 11,4% |