Table 1.
Utstein reporting for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in epinephrine and vasopressin groups
| CPR data | Epinephrine group | Vasopressin group | p valuea |
| Resuscitation attempts | n = 452 | n = 146 | |
| First monitored rhythm | |||
| Shockable | 175/452 (39%) | 70/146 (48%) | 0.22 |
| VF | 153/452 (34%) | 62/146 (42%) | |
| VT | 22/452 (5%) | 8/146 (5%) | |
| Non-shockable | 277/452 (61%) | 76/146 (52%) | 0.28 |
| Asystole | 183/452 (40%) | 44/146 (30%) | |
| PEA | 94/452 (21%) | 32/146 (22%) | |
| Location of arrest | |||
| Home | 235/452 (52%) | 76/146 (52%) | 0.91 |
| Public place | 172/452 (38%) | 55/146 (38%) | |
| Other | 45/452 (10%) | 15/146 (10%) | |
| Arrest witnessed | |||
| By lay persons | 277/452 (61%) | 98/146 (67%) | 0.67 |
| By health care personnel | 40/452 (9%) | 16/146 (11%) | |
| Arrest not witnessed | 135/452 (30%) | 32/146 (22%) | |
| Etiology | |||
| Presumed cardiac | 307/452 (68%) | 98/146 (67%) | 0.69 |
| Trauma | 10/452 (2%) | 7/146 (5%) | |
| Submersion | 21/452 (5%) | 7/146 (5%) | |
| Respiratory | 41/452 (9%) | 15/146 (10%) | |
| Other non-cardiac | 36/452 (8%) | 11/146 (8%) | |
| Unknown | 37/452 (8%) | 8/146 (6%) | |
| Outcome (number) | |||
| Any ROSC | 262/452 (58%) | 98/146 (67%) | 0.04 |
| ROSC and admission to hospital | 207/452 (46%) | 91/146 (62%) | 0.01 |
| Survived 24 hours | 157/452 (35%) | 75/146 (51%) | 0.02 |
| Discharged alive | 90/452 (20%) | 36/146 (25%) | 0.19 |
aBy Fisher exact test. CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; ROSC, restoration of spontaneous circulation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia without pulse.