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. 2014 Aug 4;3(4):e001094. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001094

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics and Clinical Factors at Resuscitation Between ICU Survivors and Nonsurvivors and Patients With Good and Poor Outcome at 12 Months

Characteristic ICU Survival (n=198) ICU Death (n=47) Good Outcome at 12 Months (n=116) Poor Outcome at 12 Months (n=128)
Age, median (IQR) 63 (56 to 72) 65 (59 to 75) 61 (53 to 67)§ 66 (59 to 75)
Sex, male, n (%) 159 (80) 38 (81) 92 (79) 105 (82)
Shockable rhythm, n (%) 140 (71)** 16 (34) 93 (80)§ 63 (50)
Witnessed cardiac arrest, n (%) 182 (92) 40 (85) 111 (96)§ 110 (86)
BLS, n (%) 117 (59) 23 (49) 73 (63) 67 (52)
Adrenaline used, n (%) 120 (61)** 43 (91) 55 (48)§ 107 (84)
Time to ROSC, min, median (IQR) 19 (12 to 26)** 24 (20 to 31) 16 (11 to 22)§ 24 (18 to 31)
Therapeutic hypothermia, n (%) 149 (75)* 27 (57) 89 (77) 87 (68)

†Data on 1‐year outcome was missed for 1 patient. *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 vs ICU death; §P<0.01 vs poor outcome at 12 months. BLS indicates bystander‐initiated basic life support; ICU, intensive care units; IQR, interquartile range.