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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Resuscitation. 2022 Dec 21;185:109673. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.109673

Table 3.

Haemodynamic Characteristics by Calcium Use

Calcium use
No Yes P-value
Age ≤ 1 month
 Number with available arterial line data 41 62
 Lowest systolic pressure (mmHg) 2 – 6 hours prior to CPR 61.5 [55.5, 69.5] 61.0 [50.0, 67.0] 0.4301
 Average over 1 minute prior to CPR
  Diastolic pressure (mmHg) 32.3 [23.6, 37.7] 26.5 [19.6, 36.5] 0.0961
  Systolic pressure (mmHg) 42.6 [37.3, 58.6] 41.2 [30.6, 54.6] 0.0811
 Average over first minute of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥25 mmHg 35 (87.5%) 39 (65.0%) 0.0192
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 32.0 [28.7, 42.8] 30.2 [21.8, 39.1] 0.1001
  Systolic pressure ≥60 mmHg 28 (71.8%) 36 (61.0%) 0.2892
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 75.0 [58.5, 91.9] 64.6 [53.3, 82.3] 0.1041
 Average over ten minutes of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥25 mmHg 34 (82.9%) 50 (80.6%) 1.0002
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 33.9 [28.9, 42.8] 30.9 [25.4, 39.5] 0.2241
  Systolic pressure ≥60 mmHg 31 (77.5%) 41 (67.2%) 0.3692
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 79.5 [62.0, 91.4] 66.9 [54.6, 83.0] 0.1421
Age >1 month - < 1 year
 Number with available arterial line data 88 64
 Lowest systolic pressure (mmHg) 2 – 6 hours prior to CPR 74.0 [64.0, 83.0] 72.0 [61.0, 82.0] 0.3101
 Average over 1 minute prior to CPR
  Diastolic pressure (mmHg) 31.9 [26.4, 39.5] 29.0 [23.5, 37.9] 0.2321
  Systolic pressure (mmHg) 48.4 [38.3, 72.0] 44.0 [36.3, 62.2] 0.2491
 Average over first minute of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 73 (83.9%) 49 (76.6%) 0.2992
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 36.2 [28.6, 45.3] 30.7 [25.2, 43.4] 0.0531
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 59 (68.6%) 36 (56.3%) 0.1272
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 73.1 [55.2, 91.5] 67.0 [50.8, 100.1] 0.2831
 Average over ten minutes of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 81 (92.0%) 54 (84.4%) 0.1922
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 39.0 [32.4, 51.9] 35.4 [30.2, 48.6] 0.1701
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 65 (74.7%) 38 (59.4%) 0.0532
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 78.8 [59.2, 93.6] 71.7 [52.9, 100.4] 0.2721
Age 1 year - < 8 years
 Number with available arterial line data 46 32
 Lowest systolic pressure (mmHg) 2 – 6 hours prior to CPR 76.0 [70.0, 87.0] 80.0 [63.0, 93.0] 0.5851
 Average over 1 minute prior to CPR
  Diastolic pressure (mmHg) 30.6 [23.8, 39.3] 31.0 [27.2, 42.7] 0.9021
  Systolic pressure (mmHg) 46.9 [39.2, 66.0] 53.1 [31.0, 63.6] 0.7901
 Average over first minute of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 33 (71.7%) 22 (73.3%) 1.0002
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 35.9 [28.4, 50.8] 35.5 [27.9, 42.5] 0.6821
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 21 (46.7%) 12 (40.0%) 0.6392
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 71.6 [57.9, 103.7] 77.3 [60.9, 90.9] 0.6071
 Average over ten minutes of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 41 (89.1%) 24 (75.0%) 0.1272
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 44.5 [37.7, 54.6] 41.4 [29.4, 53.9] 0.1691
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 31 (68.9%) 20 (62.5%) 0.6292
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 94.5 [72.8, 115.3] 84.1 [64.6, 98.5] 0.0851
Age 8 years - < 19 years
 Number with available arterial line data 34 33
 Lowest systolic pressure (mmHg) 2 – 6 hours prior to CPR 81.0 [69.0, 99.0] 92.0 [71.0, 109.0] 0.2171
 Average over 1 minute prior to CPR
  Diastolic pressure (mmHg) 34.2 [25.9, 42.7] 28.1 [21.8, 43.3] 0.3761
  Systolic pressure (mmHg) 47.0 [35.1, 72.9] 41.2 [30.6, 63.8] 0.3001
 Average over first minute of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 26 (83.9%) 24 (75.0%) 0.5362
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 40.5 [33.6, 57.4] 37.7 [29.2, 47.9] 0.0951
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 19 (63.3%) 16 (50.0%) 0.3172
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 101.5 [68.6, 129.9] 80.3 [55.4, 110.6] 0.1371
 Average over ten minutes of CPR
  Diastolic pressure ≥30 mmHg 30 (88.2%) 28 (84.8%) 0.7342
  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 44.4 [34.6, 76.3] 41.7 [34.1, 60.2] 0.4331
  Systolic pressure ≥80 mmHg 25 (75.8%) 22 (66.7%) 0.5872
  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 104.0 [86.1, 138.2] 114.3 [73.3, 133.9] 0.6171

CPR=cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

1

Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

2

Fisher’s exact test.