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Table 1 Baseline demographics of studies included for systematic review

From: ECMO in adult patients with severe trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

Year of publish

Country/District

Sample Size

Age-Years*

Male patients n (%)

TBI

CA

ISS*

SOFA

P/F ratio*

Type of trauma

Mader

2023

Germany

134

49.8 ± 20.1

108 (80.6)

134

NR

35.9 ± 14.6

NR

NR

Penetrating trauma1

Road traffic74

Low fall28

High fall22

Hatfield

2023

USA

118

30 (22–46)

92 (78.0)

118

0

29 (17–41)

NR

NR

NR

Weidemann

2022

Germany

19

28 ± 11

15 (78.9)

14

0

45 ± 13

NR

70.22 ± 26.8

Car crash 8

Fall from great height 3

Motorcycle crash 5

Knife attack 1

Mechanical bruising trauma 1

Pedestrian hit by a car 1

Trivedi

2022

USA

7

32.1 ± 8.7

7 (100.0)

1

0

NR

NR

NR

Motor vehicle accident 6

Crush injury 1

Salas

2022

USA

15

30.6 [17–57]

13 (86.7)

5

0

34.1 ± 11.5

NR

53 (27–76)

Motor vehicle collision 9

Motorcycle collision 3

Fall 1

Auto-versuspedestrian accidents 2

Lee

2022

Korea

16

47.5(34.3–71.3)

13(81.3)

0

0

23.5 (10.8–29.0)

NR

60 (50–60)

Pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle 4

Motor vehicle crashes 3

Motorcycle crashes 5

Falls 2

Crushing 1

Kim

2022

Korea

21

45.0 ± 17.8

18 (85.7)

5

0

28.9 ± 11.0

NR

55.4 ± 13.1

Traffic accident 16

Fall 2

Crushing 2

Stab wound 1

Eisenga

2022

USA

10

31 [24–63]

NR(NR)

1

1

NR

NR

NR

NR

Brewer

2022

USA

12

33.6 ± 4.0

NR(NR)

NR

0

27.6 ± 6.0

NR

NR

NR

Al-Thani

2022

Qatar

22

29.6 ± 13.8

19 (86.4)

15

NR

30.6 ± 12.3

9.4 ± 4.8

NR

Motor vehicle crash 11

Pedestrian 7

Fall from height 3

Struck by a heavy Object 1

Parker

2021

USA

13

28 (25–37.5)

11 (84.6)

13

0

48 (33.5–66)

NR

58 (47–74.5)

NR

Henry

2021

USA

97

35 (22–51)

79 (81.4)

28 (-)

NR

27 (17–34)

NR

NR

NR

Lee

2020

Korea

42

41 (18.75–52.75)

37 (88.1)

5

21

NR

11.50 (4.0–19.0)

61.5 (49.7–81.7)

Car accident 9

Near drowning 18

Gunshot wound 1

Intoxication 2

Crushing injury 5

Fall down 4

Hanging 1

Stabbed wound 2

Huang

2020

USA

12

31 (27.3–38.0)

11 (91.7)

NR

3

28 (18.8–39.0)

NR

NR

Penetrating 3

Blunt 8

Mixed 1

Guttman

2020

USA

269

34.4 ± 14.8

231 (85.9)

82

NR

30.6 ± 14.6

NR

NR

Fall 25

MVC 119

Motorcycle 33

Pedestrian/cyclist 23

Other blunt 23

Firearm 38

Cut/pierce 8

Akhmerov

2020

USA

522

32.0 ± 17.4

422 (80.8)

NR

NR

26.8 ± 15.1

NR

NR

Blunt 362

Penetrating 78

Burn 38

Other 42

Kruit

2019

UK

52

34.4 ± 15.4

42 (80.8)

19

NR

35 (25–56)

12 (5–13)

62.2 (54.7–73.3)

Road traffic collision (car) 18

Road traffic collision (pedestrian) 8

Fall 8

Road traffic collision (motorbike) 7

Road traffic collision (cyclist) 3

Assault 4

Helicopter crash 1

Speedboat crash 1

Wu

2018

Taiwan

36

36 (27–49)

27 (75.0)

NR

8

29 (19–45)

NR

NR

Stabbing 1

Traffic accident 23

Electrocution 1

Falling 5

Compression injury 1

Strumwasser

2018

USA

7

38 [23–63]

7 (100.0)

NR

3

34 [16–54]

NR

55 [30–167]

Motorcycle collision 5

Gunshot wound 2

Menaker

2018

USA

18

28.5 ( 24–43)

15 (83.3)

NR

NR

27 (21–41)

NR

61 (50–70)

12 (67%) patients had a blunt mechanism of injury

Grant

2018

USA

19

NR

NR(NR)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Gunshot wound 4

Assault 1

Crush 1

Traffic Accidents 6

Fall 3

Stab wound 1

Ull

2017

Germany

49

49.9 (16.6–86.2)

44 (89.8)

NR

NR

NR

12(6–19)

NR

NR

Kim

2017

Korea

9

48.0 (20.5–62.0)

8(88.9)

NR

2

NR

14.0 (10.5–15.5)

60.8 (47.3–71.8)

Car accident 4

Gunshot wound 1

Crush injury 2

Fall 2

Huh

2017

Korea

10

45.6 ± 22.3

7 (70.0)

NR

7

47.3 ± 21

7.4 ± 4.2

NR

MVA, motor vehicle acciden 4

TA, traffic Accident 2

Fall down 2

Penetrating injury 2

Burke

2017

USA

80

26.5 (19–41.5)

68 (85.0)

31

4

25 (16.5–33)

NR

NR

Penetrating trauma 9

Blunt trauma 66

Other mechanisms 5

Ahmad

2017

USA

46

NR

NR(NR)

11

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Chen

2016

Taiwan

7

31 (21–49)

6 (85.7)

4

NR

36 (27–57)

NR

63.4 ± 25.3

Traffic accidents were predominant 5

Followed by falls 2

Bosarge

2016

USA

15

36.0 (25.0–47.0)

15 (100.0)

2

NR

26.0 (17.0–34.0)

3.5 (3.5–3.75)

56.0 (15.5–69.0)

NR

Wu

2015

Taiwan

19

40.7 ± 18.7

17 (89.5)

5

NR

29.0 (25–34)

NR

60.0 (48–65)

MVC 17

Fall2

Tseng

2014

Taiwan

9

3 7(27–46)

8 (88.9)

0

8(3/8)

34(15.5–41)

NR

NR

Traffic accident 5

High voltage electric shock 1

Fall 2

Stab 1

Guirand

2014

USA

26

33.0 ± 11.5

20 (76.9)

NR

NR

29.0 ± 12.4

NR

49.6 ± 10.7

Blunt trauma 21

Ried

2013

Germany

26

29.3 ± 13.2

24 (92.3)

NR

NR

59.4 ± 11.2

11.8 ± 2.4

54 (48–65)

Traffic accident 21

Gunshot wound 3

Fall 1

Blunt 1

Bonacchi

2013

Italy

18

46.3 ± 17.6

12 (66.7)

0

11 (0)

53 ± 17 [18–75]

NR

NR

Motorcycle accident 15

Crash 1

Fall 2

Arlt

2010

Germany

10

34.8 [21–62]

8(80.0)

NR

1 (1)

65.44 ± 14.871

10.8 ± 1.3

NR

Traffic injury 8

Fall 1

Open chest injury 1

Huang

2009

Taiwan

9

35.1 ± 9.7

NR(NR)

NR

2 (1)

44.56 ± 4.93 [35–50]

12.1 ± 3.67

NR

Blunt traffic injuries 8

Penetrating injury 1

Cordell-Smith

2006

UK

28

27

24 (85.7)

NR

NR

18

NR

62

NR

  1. TBI Traumatic Brain Injury, CA Cardiac Arrest, ISS Injury Severity Scale, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, P/F partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio [PaO2/FiO2], NR not reported
  2. *Age, ISS and P/F ratio reported as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) or median [range]