Table 2. Cohort Characteristics by Outcome.
Total n = 195 | Good Outcome n (%) 73 (37) | Poor Outcome n (%) 122 (63) | p | |
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Demographics | ||||
Age | ||||
<2 yr | 86 | 31 (36) | 55 (64) | 0.93 |
2–11 yr | 69 | 27 (39) | 42 (61) | |
12–18 yr | 40 | 15 (38) | 25 (63) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 125 | 48 (38) | 77 (62) | 0.71 |
Female | 70 | 25 (36) | 45 (64) | |
Baseline Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category | ||||
1–2 | 161 | 64 (40) | 97 (60) | 0.15 |
3–5 | 34 | 9 (26) | 25 (74) | |
Preexisting condition | ||||
Yes | 138 | 59 (43) | 79 (57) | 0.02 |
No | 57 | 14 (25) | 43 (75) | |
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Cardiac arrest details | ||||
Location | ||||
In-hospital in an ICU | 86 | 46 (53) | 40 (47) | <0.0001 |
In-hospital not in an ICU | 49 | 19 (39) | 30 (61) | |
Out of hospital | 58 | 7 (12) | 51 (88) | |
Etiology | ||||
Cardiac | 103 | 48 (47) | 55 (53) | 0.003 |
Respiratory | 90 | 35 (39) | 55 (61) | 0.57 |
Rhythm | ||||
Asystole | 85 | 14 (16) | 71 (84) | <0.001 |
Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation | 16 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | |
Other | 66 | 40 (61) | 26 (39) | |
Epinephrine doses | ||||
0 | 18 | 10 (56) | 8 (44) | 0.02 |
1 | 45 | 23 (51) | 22 (49) | |
2 | 34 | 15 (44) | 19 (56) | |
3 | 37 | 8 (22) | 29 (78) | |
4+ | 54 | 16 (30) | 38 (70) | |
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Postarrest features | ||||
Pao2 | ||||
Hyperoxia | 87 | 30 (34) | 57 (66) | 0.57 |
Normoxia | 66 | 29 (44) | 37 (56) | |
Hypoxia | 22 | 8 (36) | 14 (64) | |
Hyperoxia and hypoxia | 20 | 6 (30) | 14 (70) | |
Paco2 | ||||
Hyperventilation | 48 | 16 (33) | 32 (67) | 0.26 |
Normoventilation | 57 | 27 (47) | 30 (53) | |
Hypoventilation | 64 | 23 (36) | 41 (64) | |
Hyperventilation and hypoventilation | 26 | 7 (27) | 19 (73) | |
Spontaneous hypothermia | 84 | 20 (24) | 64 (76) | <0.001 |
Hyperglycemia | 96 | 25 (26) | 71 (74) | 0.002 |
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Survival | ||||
PICU discharge | 89 | 73 (82) | 16 (18) | |
Hospital discharge | 89 | 73 (82) | 16 (18) |
Row percentages are shown.