Table 1

Traumatic conditions respondents think are not amenable for extracorporeal membranous oxygenation in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

All respondents (n=196)ECMO director (n=8)Trauma surgeon (n=136)Surgical intensivist (n=44)Critical care fellow (n=8)
Traumatic condition
Traumatic brain injury60%38%64%55%25%
Spinal injury25%13%24%30%13%
Blunt chest or abdominal trauma6%13%6%7%0%
Postsurgical condition (splenectomy, colectomy, etc)9%0%9%11%13%
Postsurgical condition of thorax (pneumonectomy, etc)9%38%7%11%13%