Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for both groups of patients
| Primary cardiac arrest - VF/VT (n = 63) | Asphyxial cardiac arrest (n = 50) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.6 + 11.6 | 59.45 + 19.04 | 0.497¹ |
| Gender(Male/Female) | 50/13 | 27/23 | 0.003² |
| Response time (minute)ª | 7.12 + 4.5 | 6.64 + 4.47 | 0.858¹ |
| Witnessed arrest (Yes/no) | 60/3 | 43/7 | 0.050² |
| Resuscitation by medical team (min) | 29.7 + 17.2 | 28.2 + 21.3 | 0.58¹ |
| ROSC (yes/no) | 45/18 = 71% | 27/24 = 53% | 0.175² |
| Discharged from ICU (yes/no) | 40/23 = 63% | 20/30 = 39.2% | 0.011² |
| Discharged alive (yes/no) | 25/38 = 39.6% | 9/41 = 17.6% | 0.009² |
| CPC 1 to 2 (yes/no) | 17/46 = 26.9% | 5/45 = 9.8% | 0.04² |
| Average number ob PetCO2 observations | 9 (between 3 in 19) | 9 (between 2 in 22) | 0.312² |
CPC cerebral performance category; ICU, intensive care unit; PetCO2 partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide; ROSC return of spontaneous circulation
ª Time elapsed between the 112 call and the arrival of emergency medical team to the patient.
¹ Student t-test.
² χ2 test.