Table 2. Cardiac arrest patient characteristics by inpatient mortality.
| Died | Survived | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| 19,435 | 14,265 | ||
| Age (Years) (Mean; SD)* | 63.8 (17.1) | 61.1 (15.8) | <0.001 |
| Age (Years)* | <0.001 | ||
| 18–40 | 1,993 (10.3) | 1,565 (11.0) | |
| 41–60 | 5,633 (29.0) | 4,939 (34.6) | |
| 61–80 | 8,301 (42.8) | 6,246 (43.8) | |
| 81+ | 3,485 (18.0) | 1,513 (10.6) | |
| Gender** | <0.001 | ||
| Male | 11,254 (57.9) | 8,875 (62.2) | |
| Female | 8,177 (42.1) | 5,390 (37.8) | |
| Race*** | <0.001 | ||
| White/Caucasian | 11,513 (60.8) | 9,330 (66.5) | |
| Black/African American | 4,964 (26.2) | 3,201 (22.8) | |
| Other | 2,472 (13.1) | 1,507 (10.7) | |
| Pay type | <0.001 | ||
| Medicare | 11,811 (60.8) | 7,795 (54.6) | |
| Medicaid | 2,747 (14.1) | 1,941 (13.6) | |
| Private Insurance | 3,027 (15.6) | 3,472 (24.3) | |
| Self-Pay | 1,365 (7.0) | 674 (4.7) | |
| Other | 485 (2.5) | 383 (2.7) | |
| Pay type (among 17,494 aged <65 yrs) | <0.001 | ||
| Medicare | 2,566 (27.1) | 2,022 (25.2) | |
| Medicaid | 2,522 (26.6) | 1,828 (22.8) | |
| Private Insurance | 2,731 (28.8) | 3,202 (39.9) | |
| Self-Pay | 1,244 (13.1) | 634 (7.9) | |
| Other | 410 (4.3) | 335 (4.2) | |
| ICU During Admission† | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 14,623 (76.6) | 11,342 (80.9) | |
| No | 4,461 (23.4) | 2,677 (19.1) | |
| Length of Stay (days)‡ | <0.001 | ||
| ≤ 2 | 8,047 (42.3) | 1,455 (10.8) | |
| 3–6 | 4,488 (23.6) | 3,261 (24.1) | |
| ≥ 7 | 6,509 (34.2) | 8,812 (65.1) | |
| Weighted Charlson Comorbidity Score | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 2,693 (13.9) | 2,037 (14.3) | |
| 1 | 3,151 (16.2) | 3,134 (22.0) | |
| ≥ 2 | 13,591 (69.9) | 9,094 (63.8) | |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Group | |||
| Valvular Disease | 1,650 (8.5) | 855 (6.0) | <0.001 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 3,816 (19.6) | 2,072 (14.5) | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary Circulation Disease | 1,675 (8.6) | 755 (5.3) | <0.001 |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 4,388 (22.6) | 3,007 (21.1) | 0.002 |
| Hypertension | 10,217 (52.6) | 7,785 (54.6) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 6,429 (33.1) | 4,629 (32.5) | 0.147 |
| Renal Failure | 5,714 (29.4) | 3,740 (26.2) | <0.001 |
| Liver Disease | 1,500 (7.7) | 633 (4.4) | <0.001 |
| Metastatic Cancer | 1,038 (5.3) | 261 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| Solid Tumor | 695 (3.6) | 276 (1.9) | <0.001 |
| Coagulopathy | 3,274 (16.9) | 1,350 (9.5) | <0.001 |
| Anemia | 5,156 (26.5) | 3,445 (24.2) | <0.001 |
| Obesity | 2,622 (13.5) | 2,514 (17.6) | <0.001 |
Data from 179 Vizient CDB/RM hospitals in 2012. Excludes hospitals with fewer than 25 eligible cardiac arrest cases.
* 25 missing age.
** 4 missing gender.
*** 713 missing race.
† 597 missing ICU admission.
‡ 1,128 missing length of stay. Excluding those aged <18 years, prisoners, transfers, and hospice patients. P-values from Pearson chi-square tests of association.