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. 2013 Jan 17;17(1):R7. doi: 10.1186/cc11931

Table 3.

Cardiac arrest patient demographics (n = 49)

Demographic Value
Male 38 (78)

Age, years 61 (16)

Weight, kg 80 (13)

APACHE II score 20 (4.4)

SOFA score 8.1 (2.3)

Sepsis 4 (8)

Mechanical ventilation 49 (100)

Cooling 46 (94)

Emergency PCI 15 (31)

ROSC duration, minutes 20 (12.5-30)

DC shock, number 3 (1-5)

Adrenaline, mg 1 (0-3)

First plasma sample

 B-type natriutetic peptide, pg/mL 64 (19-194)

 Creatinine kinase, U/L 365 (185-920)

 Troponin, μg/L 0.05 (0.03-0.175)

 Creatinine, mg/dL 1.21 (1.11-1.37)

 Cystatin C, mg/L 0.93 (0.77-1.11)

 Urea, mmol/L 6.6 (5.4-7.8)

Outcomes

 Renal replacement therapy 3 (6)

 Death 23 (47%)

 ICU LOS, hours 66 (48-103)

 Hospital LOS, days 8.7 (3.9-14)

Data are presented as number (percentage), mean (standard deviation), or median (lower quartile to upper quartile). APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; DC, Direct Current; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.