Table 1. Baseline characteristics and resuscitation variables of cardiac arrest patients who did and did not survive to hospital discharge.
Parameter | Survivors (n = 45) | Non-survivors (n = 54) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 68.79 ± 15.24 | 72.61 ± 12.41 | 0.115 |
Gender (male) | 29 (64.4%) | 29 (53.7%) | 0.556 |
Diabetes mellitus | 13 (28.9%) | 17 (31.5%) | 0.732 |
Hypertension | 20 (44.4%) | 15 (27.8%) | 0.147 |
Coronary heart disease | 11(24.4%) | 14 (25.9%) | 0.543 |
Heart failure | 5 (11.1%) | 6 (11.1%) | 0.914 |
Arrhythmia | 5 (11.1%) | 3 (5.6%) | 0.336 |
Cerebral vascular disease | 12 (26.7%) | 6 (11.1%) | 0.066 |
COPD* | 7 (15.6%) | 6 (11.1%) | 0.583 |
End-stage renal disease | 6 (13.3%) | 4 (7.4%) | 0.333 |
Witnessed collapse | 36(80.0%) | 37 (68.5%) | 0.175 |
Shockable rhythm | 9 (20.0%) | 5 (9.3%) | 0.092 |
Cardiac cause of collapse | 11 (24.4%) | 13 (24.1%) | 0.843 |
Epinephrine use during CPR | 37 (82.2%) | 49 (90.7%) | 0.227 |
CPR duration (min) | 23.80 ± 15.85 | 26.20 ± 15.70 | 0.506 |
APACHE II score at admission | 25.98 ± 7.27 | 31.00 ± 8.81 | 0.003 |
Hypothermia treatment | 20 (44.4%) | 15 (27.8%) | 0.094 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.51 ± 2.71 | 2.99 ± 7.68 | 0.923 |
Estimated GFR† | 42.04 ± 24.49 | 42.32 ± 22.42 | 0.951 |
Survival > one day | |||
Favorable neurological outcome | 14 (31%) | 0 | 0.023 |
*COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
†GFR: glomerular filtration rate.