SAVE (Survival after Veno-Arterial ECMO) Score

Age, years

Weight

Myocarditis

Refractory VT/VF

Post heart or lung transplantation

Congenital heart disease

Acute renal failure

Chronic renal failure

HCO3 before ECMO < 15 mmol/L (91.5 mg/dL)

Duration of intubation prior to initiation of ECMO, hrs

Peak inspiratory pressure ≤ 20 cm H2O (≤ 2.0 kPa)

Pre-ECMO cardiac arrest

Diastolic BP before ECMO > 40 mmHg

Pulse pressure before ECMO < 20 mmHg

Liver failure (defined as bilirubin ≥ 33 umol (1.9 mg/dL) or elevation of serum aminotransferases

CNS dysfunction