Review Article

Obesity as a Risk Factor for Failure to Wean from ECMO: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Details of studies included in the analysis and review.

AuthorYearStudy designSingle center vs. multicenterTotal number of patientsStratified by BMI?Weaning from ECMO numbers reported?Survival to hospital discharge reported?

Cho et al.2018RetrospectiveMulticenter223YesYesYes
Dalia et al.2020RetrospectiveSingle center355YesYesYes
Eunmi et al.2017RetrospectiveSingle center200YesYesYes
Galvagno et al.2020RetrospectiveSingle center194YesNoYes
Genore et al.2020RetrospectiveSingle center231YesYesYes
Salna et al.2017RetrospectiveSingle center222YesYesYes