Table 1.
Comparing the baseline characteristics of in-hospital cardiac arrest cases based on the SHD.
| Variable | SHD | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 23) | No (n = 58) | ||
| Age (years) | 70 (66–77) | 70 (62–79) | 0.99 |
| Male, n (%) | 15 (65.2) | 37 (63.8) | 0.90 |
| Cardiac arrest during the day time, n (%) | 15 (65.2) | 25 (43.1) | 0.073 |
| Witnessed, n (%) | 20 (87.0) | 43 (74.1) | 0.21 |
| Bystander CPR, n (%) | 23 (100) | 55 (94.8) | 0.55 |
| CPR duration (minutes) | 6 (4–13) | 18 (10–33) | <0.001 |
| Location, n (%) | |||
| Hospital room | 18 (78.3) | 47 (81.0) | |
| CT room | 2 (8.7) | 4 (6.9) | |
| MRI room | 1 (4.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Examination room | 1 (4.4) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Entrance to the hospital | 0 (0) | 3 (5.2) | |
| Rest room | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Others | 1 (4.4) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Intubation, n (%) | 16 (69.6) | 48 (82.8) | 0.23 |
| Shockable rhythm, n (%) | 8 (34.8) | 8 (13.8) | 0.06 |
| Signs 1 h before arrest, n (%) | 10 (43.5) | 32 (55.2) | 0.34 |
| Signs 6 h before arrest, n (%) | 7 (30.4) | 19 (32.8) | 0.84 |
| CASPRI score | 16 (12–20) | 23.5 (20–26) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as median (IQR) or frequency (percentage).
SHD, survival to hospital discharge; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CASPRI score, cardiac arrest survival postresuscitation in-hospital score.