Table 6 Fate of patients after Out-of-Center VA ECMO

Patients who died during ECMO Therapy

150 (42,5%)

Survivors with:

195 (57.6%)

- Recovery after Conservative Therapy or Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

129 (66.2%) *

- Recovery after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

13 (6.7%) *

- Recovery after Valve Replacement or Valvuloplasty

11 (5.6%) *

- Recovery after Aortic Replacement

1 (0.5%) *

- Recovery after Repair of a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)

1 (0.5%) *

- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)

13 (7.7%) *

- Heart Transplantation

11 (6.2%) *

- Recovery following Other operative Therapies (Embolectomy, Pneumonectomy, etc.)

13 (6.5%) *