Clinical Study

The Microcirculation Is Unchanged in Neonates with Severe Respiratory Failure after the Initiation of ECMO Treatment

Table 1

Demographic data.

ECMO
Controls

Gestational age [weeks]39.0 (34.4–42.5)38.1 (38.0–39.3)
Birth weight [kilograms]3.1 (2.3–5.1)3.0 (3.0–3.8)
Gender [males] (%)12 (57)4 (57)
Diagnosis [ ] (%)CDH10 (48)7 (100)
MAS5 (24)
PPHN5 (24)
CCAM1 (5)
Survival [ ] (%)18 (86)7 (100)

Continuous data are presented as medians and range, discrete data as number and percentage. CDH: congenital diaphragmatic hernia, MAS: meconium aspiration syndrome, PPHN: persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate, CCAM: congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation.