Table 6 Comparison of ventilatory settings, arterial blood gas analyses and vital signs in the ECMO group (pre-ECMO and post-ECMO)

34.2 ± 7.2 (15–45)

35.4 ± 5.8 (19–45)

30 ± 6 (10–50)

29.7 ± 7.4 (5–51)

32.1 ± 5.8 (15–50)

0.010*

30.1 ± 5.1 (17–38)

30.4 ± 5.8 (17–41)

26.6 ± 4.7 (10–38)

26.5 ± 5.8 (15–41)

27.7 ± 6.8 (15–50)

0.214

12.5 ± 2.9 (5–18)

13.1 ± 2.6 (5–19)

10.1 ± 3 (5–17)

9.2 ± 2.8 (2–16)

9.6 ± 3 (5–22)

0.588

95.3 ± 10.8 (55–100)

95.2 ± 12.2 (50–100)

54.8 ± 19.8 (30–110)

62.6 ± 25.5 (30–100)

66.9 ± 28.2 (30–100)

0.817

400.9 ± 50.6 (280–500)

377 ± 74.3 (45–491)

266.2 ± 106.3 (30–531)

275 ± 142.7 (20–595)

290.8 ± 161.1 (2.8–625)

0.708

7.2 ± 0.13 (7–7.45)

7.3 ± 0.12 (6.95–7.48)

7.32 ± 0.13 (6.9–7.6)

7.32 ± 0.9 (7.1–7.5)

7.3 ± 0.15 (6.8–7.53)

0.514

62.9 ± 15.7 (38.2–107)

61.1 ± 17.7 (39–124)

74 ± 29.2 (34–179)

71 ± 27.1 (36–177)

70 ± 26.3 (29–169)

0.002*

61.8 ± 20.3 (33.7–126)

66.8 ± 29 (29.3–150)

49.3 ± 13.1 (23.4–98)

50.3 ± 14.3 (22.4–106)

51 ± 15 (20.5–96)

0.042*

24.4 ± 5.9 (12.4–39)

24.8 ± 5.9 (14.9–40)

24.5 ± 6.3 (5.6–37.3)

23.8 ± 6.4 (5.4–34.8)

23 ± 6.6 (5.2–35.1)

0.598

2.9 ± 2.5 (0.9–10.7)

3.9 ± 6.7 (0.8–37.1)

3.7 ± 5 (0.7–21)

3.8 ± 4.9 (0.6–18)

5.4 ± 6.6 (0.5–30)

0.398

81.4 ± 13.7 (60–116)

78.7 ± 14.4 (54–124)

76.1 ± 15.9 (43–133)

77.7 ± 19.9 (45–181)

71.5 ± 21.2 (33–145)

0.322

104.5 ± 20.7 (54–148)

104 ± 22.6 (50–165)

103.1 ± 22.4 (53–158)

97.8 ± 22.3 (56–145)

91.1 ± 25.8 (34–133)

0.251

13.4 ± 4.5 (7–22)

22.1 ± 31.5 (7–111)

20.8 ± 13.4 (8.3–88)

13.1 ± 2.8 (9–21)

17.4 ± 21.5 (6–97)

0.293