Table 2.
Key parameters correlated with good and poor outcome in 160 children who drowned with cardiac arrest and hypothermia. Univariate analysis odds ratio are for having good outcome
| No of children | No (%, 95% CI) with good outcome | No (%, 95% CI) with poor outcome | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children | 160 | 17 (11, 6 to 15) | 143 (89, 85 to 94) | — | — |
| Total duration of advanced life support (minutes): | |||||
| ≤30 | 62 (39%) | 17 (27, 16 to 39) | 45 (73, 61 to 84) | — | <0.001 |
| >30 | 98 (61%) | 0 (0, 0 to 3) | 98 (100, 97 to 100) | ||
| Season: | |||||
| Winter | 17 (11%) | 5 (29, 8 to 51) | 12 (71, 49 to 92) | 4.55 (1.37 to 15.09) | 0.008 |
| Other seasons | 143 (89%) | 12 (8, 4 to 13) | 131 (92, 87 to 96) | ||
| Initial cardiac arrest rhythm: | |||||
| No of children with data | 118 | 14 | 104 | — | — |
| Asystole | 101 (86%) | 8 (8, 3 to 13) | 93 (92, 87 to 97) | 0.13 (0.04 to 0.46) | 0.001 |
| Bradycardia | 15 (13%) | 6 (40, 15 to 65) | 9 (60, 35 to 85) | ||
| Ventricular fibrillation | 2 (2%) | 0 (0, 0 to 66) | 2 (100, 34 to 100) | — | — |