Endothelial Microvesicles and Soluble Markers of Endothelial Injury in Critically Ill Newborns

Table 1

Characteristics of the ECMO and control groups.

Patients	ECMO group	Control group
Number	13	13
Birth weight (grams)	3377 (111)	3392 (125)
Gestational age (weeks)	38.9 (0.4)	39.4 (0.3)
Male	7 (54%)	7 (54%)
Apgar at 1minute	4.5 (0.9)	9.0 (0.5)
Apgar at 5 minutes	6.2 (0.8)	9.5 (0.3)
Apgar at 10 minutes	7.3 (0.6)	9.9 (0.2)
Blood collection (hours)	104 (23)	58 (2)

Data presented as mean (SEM) or number (%); , .