Table 3A.
Treatment variables.
| Treatment | All (N= 889) | ROSC |
24-h survival |
Survival to discharge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Duration of CPR (minutes) | 35 (±36)a | 20b | 34 | 20b | 31b | 17b | 30b |
| Defibrillation attempts | 3 (±4)a | 2b | 3b | 2b | 3b | 2b | 3b |
| Epinephrine doses | 5 (±4)a | 3b | 5b | 3b | 5b | 3b | 4b |
| Lidocaine (number of patients) | 295/889 (33%) | 184/295 (62%) | 111/295 (38%) | 132/295 (45%) | 163/295 (55%) | 76/295 (26%) | 219/295 (74%) |
| Amiodarone (number of patients) | 171/889 (19%) | 87/171 (51%) | 84/171 (49%) | 59/171 (35%) | 112/171 (65%) | 37/171 (22%) | 134/171 (78%) |
Note: Percentages in each row reflect the percentage of patients within that group.
a
Mean(±SD).
b
Mean ROSC - return of spontaneous circulation for >20 min.; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.