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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients with critical acute pulmonary embolism requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: from the COMMAND VTE Registry-2

 

Overall

Surgical intervention

Catheter intervention

Thrombolytic therapy

Anticoagulation only

Number

76

16

16

16

28

Baseline characteristics

     

 Gender, male

34 (44.7%)

5 (31.3%)

7 (43.8%)

9 (56.3%)

13 (46.4%)

 Age (years)

58.4 ± 14.3

61.7 ± 11.8

55.5 ± 14.8

59.6 ± 17.1

57.6 ± 14.0

 BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 4.5

24.7 ± 4.5

23.8 ± 4.2

23.8 ± 4.0

24.7 ± 5.0

 BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

7 (9.2%)

2 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (17.9%)

Comorbidity

     

 History of VTE

4 (5.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

2 (12.5%)

1 (3.6%)

 History of PE

2 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (3.6%)

 History of DVT

4 (5.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

2 (12.5%)

1 (3.6%)

 Chronic heart disease

11 (14.5%)

2 (12.5%)

5 (31.3%)

2 (12.5%)

2 (7.1%)

 History of stroke

2 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 COPD/asthma

4 (5.3%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (7.1%)

 History of major bleeding

5 (6.6%)

2 (12.5%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (3.6%)

 Hypertension

32 (42.1%)

4 (25.0%)

7 (43.8%)

9 (56.3%)

12 (42.9%)

 Diabetes

11 (14.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (18.8%)

3 (18.8%)

5 (17.9%)

 Dyslipidemia

13 (17.1%)

2 (12.5%)

3 (18.8%)

3 (18.8%)

5 (17.9%)

 Chronic kidney disease

14 (18.4%)

2 (12.5%)

3 (18.8%)

4 (25.0%)

5 (17.9%)

 Dialysis

1 (1.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.6%)

 Autoimmune disease

2 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.6%)

 Congenital coagulation defects

7 (9.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

3 (18.8%)

3 (10.7%)

 Active cancer

6 (7.9%)

2 (12.5%)

1 (6.3%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (10.7%)

  1. BMI body mass index, VTE venous thromboembolism, PE pulmonary embolism, DVT deep vein thrombosis, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The detailed definition of comorbidities is shown in supplementary appendix 2