Donor characteristics, recipient–donor match and operative data
| Measure | No. (%) of patients* | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All n = 135 | With VA-ECMO n = 66 | Without VA-ECMO n = 69 | ||
| Donor characteristics | ||||
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 40.7 ± 13.4 | 40.8 ± 12 | 41 ± 14 | 0.57 |
| Age > 50 yr | 37 (27) | 16 (24) | 21 (30) | 0.42 |
| Male sex | 94 (70) | 54 (81) | 40 (58) | 0.03 |
| Cause of donor death | ||||
| Trauma | 30 (22) | 15 (22) | 15 (22) | 0.92 |
| Intoxication | 4 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 0.97 |
| Cerebral hemorrhage | 60 (45) | 34 (51) | 26 (38) | 0.12 |
| Ischemic stroke | 35 (26) | 22 (33) | 13 (19) | 0.06 |
| Death by hanging | 12 (9) | 3 (4) | 9 (13) | 0.07 |
| Cardiac arrest | 31 (23) | 16 (24) | 15 (22) | 0.76 |
| Distance from recipient, km, mean ± SD | 308 ± 383 | 283 ± 361 | 332 ± 405 | 0.45 |
| Recipient–donor match | ||||
| Mismatch weight > 20% | 34 (25) | 18 (27) | 16 (23) | 0.58 |
| Mismatch sex | ||||
| Recipient man, donor woman | 16 (12) | 6 (9) | 10 (14) | 0.33 |
| Recipient woman, donor man | 14 (10) | 9 (14) | 5 (7) | 0.22 |
| RADIAL score, mean ± SD | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 0.32 |
| Operative data | ||||
| Graft ischemia time, min, mean ± SD | 194 ± 63 | 200 ± 68 | 188 ± 58 | 0.24 |
| Graft ischemia time > 240 min | 32 (23) | 19 (28) | 13 (19) | 0.17 |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min, mean ± SD | 148 ± 61 | 171 ± 62 | 126 ± 53 | 0.07 |
RADIAL = right atrial pressure ≥ 10 mm Hg, recipient age ≥ 60 yr, diabetes mellitus, inotrope dependence, donor age ≥ 30 yr, length of ischemic time ≥ 240 min; SD = standard deviation; VA-ECMO = venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.