Patient characteristics and outcomes of included studies
| Author (year) | Age (years) | Injury type, n (%) | Surgery on ECMO | ECMO center | Days to cannulation | Indication for cannulation | Survival, n (%) | ||
| Blunt | Penetrating | Drowning | |||||||
| Watson et al (2017)5 | <1–18 | 16 (44) | 6 (17) | 4 (11) | NA | Adult/pediatric | NA | NA | 21 (58) |
| Skarda et al (2012)1 | 8–17 | 2 (66) | 1 (33) | – | ICP monitor, ORIF | Pediatric | <1–21 | ARDS, n=2 Cardiovascular collapse, n=1 | 3 (100) |
| Fortenberry et al (2003)8 | 1–18 | 5 (100) | – | – | No, prior | Pediatric | 2–10 | ARDS, n=4 Cardiovascular collapse, n=1 | 4 (80) |
| Steiner et al (1991)4 | NA | 6 (43) | – | 8 (57) | No, prior | Pediatric | NA | ARDS, n=14 Cardiovascular collapse, n=0 | 7 (50) |
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICP, intracranial pressure; NA, not available; ORIF, open reduction internal fixation.