Table 2.
Study Outcomes by Racea
| White (n = 8128) |
Black (n = 1883) |
P Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall survival to discharge | 3043 (37.4) | 475 (25.2) | <.001 |
| By hospital unit | |||
| ICU | 1902/5123 (37.1) | 266/1147 (23.2) | <.001 |
| Telemetry unit | 858/1842 (46.6) | 134/355 (37.7) | .002 |
| Unit not monitored | 283/1163 (24.3) | 75/381 (19.7) | .06 |
| Favorable neurological outcomesb | 1543/2606 (59.2) | 213/410 (52.0) | .02 |
| Acute resuscitation outcomes | |||
| Return of spontaneous circulation | 5478 (67.4) | 1051 (55.8) | <.001 |
| Delayed defibrillation (>2 min) | 1415 (17.4) | 414 (22.0) | <.001 |
| Aggressiveness of resuscitation, median (IQR)c | |||
| No. of defibrillations | 3 (2–6) | 4 (2–6) | .28 |
| Duration of resuscitation | 23 (15–33) | 22 (15–32) | .42 |
| Postresuscitation survivald | 3041/5478 (55.5) | 475/1051 (45.2) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.
a
Values are expressed as number (percentage) or number/total (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Among 3016 patients surviving to discharge with available cerebral performance category assessments and defined as discharge without major neurological deficits.
c
Assessed among the 3482 patients who died during resuscitation (no return of spontaneous circulation).
d
Assessed among the 6529 patients who survived initial resuscitation (return of spontaneous circulation).