Table 4.
All shocks, inappropriate shocks, and capacitor charges observed in the intention-to-treat population
| Study groups |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active (n = 221) | Control (n = 212) | ||
| Appropriate and inappropriate shocks delivered | 193 [0–33] | 657 [0–116] | |
| Patients with ≥1 delivered shock | 47 (21.3) | 56 (26.4) | 0.21 |
| Mean per patient-month | 0.04 ± 0.27 | 0.20 ± 1.13 | 0.02 |
| Inappropriate shocks delivered | 28 [1–8] | 283 [1–82] | |
| Patients with ≥1 inappropriate shock | 11 (5.0) | 22 (10.4) | 0.03 |
| Mean per patient-month | 0.13 ± 0.15 | 0.83 ± 1.86 | 0.28 |
| Capacitor charges | 499 [0–58] | 2081 [0–760] | |
| Patients with ≥1 capacitor charge | 69 (31.2) | 72 (34.0) | 0.54 |
| Mean per patient-month | 0.11 ± 0.38 | 1.65 ± 18.81 | 0.11 |
Values are number of observations [ranges], numbers (%) of observations, or means ± SD.