Research Article

Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock Patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use: A Matched Cohort Study in Hospitals across the United States

Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted outcomes in the matched dataset.

UnadjustedAdjusted

Mean differenceStandard error valueMean differenceStandard error value

Total charges$423,629.352,436.6<0.001$228,896.055,403.8<0.001
LOS9.62.7<0.0010.84.90.870

OR95% CI valueOR95% CI value

Died in the ED/hospital23.211.1–48.4<0.0018.52.8–25.6<0.001

Above outcome adjusted for the following variables: significant chronic conditions (infectious and parasitic disease, diseases of blood and blood-forming organs, mental disorders, diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the genitourinary system, diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions, injury and poisoning, factors influencing health status, and contact with health services), and selected procedures (temporary and permanent tracheostomy, diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus; incision of pleura; thoracentesis; chest drainage, other Operating Room Rx procedures on respiratory system and mediastinum; coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; other Operating Room heart procedures; other vascular catheterization, not heart; other non-Operating Room therapeutic cardiovascular procedures; respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation; blood transfusion; conversion cardiac rhythm). Total charges in US dollars for combined ED and inpatient services. Length of hospital stay in days.