Table 3:

Differences in the presence of brain injury between infants with and without ECMO

ECMO (n = 9)No ECMO (n = 44)P Valuea
Ventriculomegaly5 (56%)8 (18%).03
Extra-axial spaces8 (89%)11 (25%)<.0001
Intraventricular hemorrhage4 (44%)8 (18%).18
Parenchymal hemorrhage3 (33%)1 (2%).013
Cerebellar hemorrhage3 (33%)6 (14%).17
White matter injury4 (44%)5 (11%).035
Cortical injury1 (11%)1 (2%).31
Basal ganglia injury1 (11%)0.17
  • a Calculated using the Fisher exact test.