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. 2013 Oct 1;131(5):309–314. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2013.1315507

Table 2. Patients' characteristics before cardiac arrest .

Demographic data
Male gender, n (%) 32 (62)
Female gender, n (%) 20 (38)
Age of adult patients (years), mean ± SD 50 ± 19
Age of pediatric patients (years), mean ± SD 4 ± 4
Preexisting conditions, n (%)
Renal insufficiency 12 (23)
Diabetes mellitus 9 (17)
Asthma/COPD 4 (8)
Hypertension 17 (33)
Heart failure 9 (17)
Hepatic insufficiency 4 (8)
Trauma 10 (19)
Oncological diseases 5 (10)
Acute hemorrhage 12 (23)