ECLS | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Registry Dashboard of ECMO-Supported COVID-19 Patient Data

Thank you for helping ELSO disseminate information by entering your experience in the ELSO Registry as soon as ECMO is implanted - before the run is complete. Instructions for entering data in the Registry and COVID-19 addendum can be found on the Data Definitions page.

We recognize you cannot complete and submit the entire ELSO Registry case report form prior to completion of the ECMO run and discharge from the hospital, but we would still like to have the data you know now.

To address concerns about incomplete data we report three nested data sets to accommodate the fact that different patients will be at different stages of care (and thus have more or less incomplete data). Also when considering the data please understand that the data displayed is a real-time data stream and subject to change as more patient information is accrued and as centers update the ELSO Registry Case Report Form and the ELSO COVID-19 addendum.



COVID-19 Cases on ECMO in the ELSO Registry

Total COVID-19 Cases COVID-19
Confirmed Cases
17,411
Total counts of COVID-19 confirmed patients.

COVID-19 ECMO counts by ELSO Chapter

Still on ECMO Still Hospitalized at ELSO Center Total (n)
All ELSO 380 708 17,502
          North America 99 180 11,060
          Europe 140 196 3,485
          Asia Pacific 41 92 520
          Latin America 75 190 1,265
          SWAAC 25 50 1,171
Reports counts of ECMO-supported suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases by ELSO Chapter

Filters affect the data shown in the tables below:

Year To Date

Region

Patient Age


Patients who initiated ECMO at
least 90 days ago
COVID-19
Confirmed
15,912
COVID-19
In-hospital Mortality
48%

Outcomes

Pre-ECMO Patient Factors

Patient-level summaries of COVID ECMO runs. All categorical variables are given as 'percentage (count)'
Total ARDS Cohort
Number cases 15912 11806
Age(years)
Median(IQR) 47(37,56) 48(38,56)
# observed 15912 11806
BMI, kg/m2
Median(IQR) 32(27,37) 32(28,38)
# observed 14784 10946
Sex
Male 68%(10863) 70%(8224)
Female 32%(5045) 30%(3579)
# observed 15908 11803
Race/Ethnicity
Black 11%(1679) 10%(1188)
White (Non-Hispanic) 44%(6997) 43%(5122)
Asian 9%(1357) 8%(945)
Mid East, N African 4%(694) 5%(573)
Other 3%(457) 3%(338)
Unknown 5%(779) 5%(604)
Multiple 5%(828) 6%(696)
Hispanic 20%(3121) 20%(2340)
# observed 15912 11806
Pre-ECMO Comorbidities
No comorbidity 26%(4113) 24%(2891)
Cancer 2%(288) 2%(198)
Pregnancy 4%(638) 4%(485)
Immunocompromised 5%(773) 5%(575)
Diabetes 23%(3711) 24%(2856)
Pre-existing heart disease 4%(661) 3%(329)
Pre-existing lung disease 4%(615) 4%(459)
Pre-existing renal insuff. 3%(487) 3%(337)
Frailty 1%(134) 1%(74)
Asthma 10%(1604) 10%(1222)
BMI $> 30 \mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2$ 49%(7769) 51%(6064)
Hypertension 31%(4893) 32%(3773)
# observed 15912 11806
Acute illness
ARDS 79%(12499) 100%(11806)
Acute heart failure 9%(1361) 5%(596)
Myocarditis 2%(380) 1%(65)
Acute kidney injury 26%(4174) 27%(3167)
# observed 15912 11806
Pre-ECMO Cardiac Arrest
Yes 7%(1042) 3%(355)
No 93%(14719) 97%(11333)
# observed 15761 11688
Pre-ECMO Co-Infection
No Co-infection 49%(7772) 46%(5437)
Bacterial pneumonia 44%(7006) 48%(5613)
Co-viral infection 9%(1489) 9%(1056)
Blood stream infection 18%(2861) 19%(2258)
Urinary tract infection 8%(1198) 8%(996)
# observed 15910 11804

Pre-ECMO Interventions

Support and therapies. All categorical variables are given as 'percentage (count)'
PreECLS PreECLS
Number cases 15912 11806
Noninvasive ventilation
Noninvasive ventilation prior to intubation 76%(12052) 80%(9431)
BiPAP 37%(5966) 41%(4807)
CPAP 13%(1991) 12%(1409)
HFNC 51%(8116) 55%(6502)
# observed 15912 11806
Pre-ECLS intubation (days)
Median(IQR) 2.8(0.8,5.9) 3.2(1.0,6.2)
# observed 13209 9868
Ventilator mode
Conventional 96%(12893) 97%(9898)
# observed 13464 10212
PEEP, cm H2O
Median(IQR) 14.0(10.0,16.0) 14.0(10.0,16.0)
# observed 11964 9222
PIP, cm H2O
Median(IQR) 33.0(29.0,38.0) 34.0(30.0,38.0)
# observed 9601 7345
FiO2
Median(IQR) 1.00(0.95,1.00) 1.00(1.00,1.00)
# observed 11857 9003
PaO2/FiO2
Median(IQR) 70(57,91) 70(57,89)
# observed 11587 8807
PCO2
Median(IQR) 60(49,74) 61(51,75)
# observed 12325 9320
Pre-ECMO Support
Prone positioning 51%(8122) 56%(6560)
# observed 15833 11752
Neuromuscular blockers 67%(10614) 72%(8407)
# observed 15836 11751
Inhaled pulmonary vasodilators 28%(4388) 30%(3566)
# observed 15833 11752
Any vasoactive support 57%(9081) 56%(6566)
# observed 15832 11747
Norepinephrine 51%(8041) 51%(5975)
# observed 15832 11747
Therapies, Immunomodulators
Any therapy 87%(13798) 90%(10626)
Glucocorticoids 78%(12387) 81%(9592)
IVIG 3%(438) 2%(234)
Anti-cytokine 21%(3406) 24%(2803)
Lopinavir/Ritonavir 2%(278) 2%(227)
JAK inhibition 4%(560) 4%(475)
Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine 6%(1023) 7%(831)
Remdesivir 48%(7621) 51%(6051)
# observed 15912 11806
Support type
Respiratory 92%(14714) 100%(11781)
Cardiac 6%(914) 0%(11)
ECPR 2%(284) 0%(14)
# observed 15912 11806

Patient Status & Complications

Outcomes
Total ARDS Cohort
Last known patient status
Discharged alive to home or acute rehabilitation 26%(4202) 26%(3028)
Discharged alive to long-term acute care or unspecified location 12%(1848) 13%(1493)
Discharged to another hospital 12%(1863) 11%(1301)
Remain in the hospital (discharged from ICU) 0%(8) 0%(5)
Remain in the ICU 0%(48) 0%(35)
In-hospital death 50%(7943) 50%(5944)
Tracheostomy 46%(6655) 50%(5422)
# observed 14460 10740
Select complications
Seizures 1%(121) 1%(86)
# observed 15849 11753
CNS infarction by US/CT/MRI 2%(268) 1%(160)
# observed 15849 11753
CNS hemorrhage by US/CT/MRI 6%(1001) 7%(788)
# observed 15849 11753
Hemolysis 7%(1156) 8%(890)
# observed 15849 11753
Oxygenator failure 21%(3286) 23%(2723)
# observed 15849 11753
Pump failure 2%(328) 2%(260)
# observed 15849 11753
Circuit change 11%(1732) 12%(1387)
# observed 15849 11753
Thrombosis/Clots in circuit component 3%(529) 4%(424)
# observed 15849 11753
Discharge location
Home 31%(2469) 31%(1777)
Transfer to LTAC or Rehab
Transfer to another hospital 24%(1863) 22%(1301)
Other/Unknown 6%(452) 5%(317)
*N/A - Data elements with n<5 are not displayed.

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The Dashboard is provided as a public service to facilitate real-time sharing of information during the COVID-19 crisis for educational purposes only by health practitioners. ELSO owns the compilation of all data, and its use or publication by any third party is strictly forbidden. Publication or representation of this information as if it were statistically significant or part of a scientific study is irresponsible and misleading.

The tables are consistent with the Lancet Publication article but the data presented here is real time

Barbaro RP, MacLaren G, Boonstra PS, Iwashyna TJ, Slutsky AS, Fan E, Bartlett RH, Tonna JE, Hyslop R, Fanning JJ, Rycus PT, Hyer SJ, Anders MM, Agerstrand CL, Hryniewicz K, Diaz R, Lorusso R, Combes A, Brodie D, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in COVID-19: The Registry Report from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Lancet. 2020; [In Press].

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