Table 4 Comparison of the characteristics of patients who died and those who survived.

From: Serum neurofilament light chain as a sensitive biomarker for neuromonitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

  

Deceased

Survived

Mean age

years (age range)

58.8 (47–77)

48.4 (18–68)

Sex, female (n = 9)

n (%)

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

Male (n = 25)

 

15 (60)

10 (40)

Pre-existing diseases

n (%)

5 (26.3)

1 (6.7)

Neurological complications

n (%)

5 (26.3)

11 (60)

Pulmonary complications

n (%)

19 (100)

7 (46,7)

Cardiovascular complications

n (%)

17 (89,5)

6 (40)

Infectious complications

n (%)

19 (100)

5 (33,3)

Hemostatic complications

n (%)

18 (94.7)

12 (80)

Haemodialysis

n (%)

6 (31.6)

1 (6.7)

Catecholamine requirement

n (%)

19 (100)

14 (93.3)

Procoagulatory therapy

n (%)

11 (57.9)

4 (26.7)

Red blood cell concentrates

n (%)

15 (78.9)

7 (46.7)

Platelet concentrates

n (%)

2 (10.5)

1 (6.7)