Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of 14 patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest (C group) and 59 patients without arrest (N group)
| Characteristics | Overall | C group | N group | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 73 | 14 | 59 | |
| Male/Female | 67/6 | 12/2 | 55/4 | 0.4 |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 64 ± 17 | 74 ± 11 | 62 ± 17 | 0.01† |
| Cause of injury (%) | ||||
| Fall | 40 (55) | 8 (57) | 32 (54) | 0.8 |
| Pedestrian/Bicycle | 5 (7) | 2 (14) | 3 (5) | 0.5 |
| 4w/2w motor vehicle crashes | 18 (25) | 3 (21) | 15 (35) | 1.0 |
| Sports | 7 (10) | 1 (7) | 6 (10) | 0.9 |
| Others | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | |
| High‐Energy Trauma (%) | 21 (29) | 3 (21) | 18 (30) | 0.7 |
| Brain injury (%) | 9 (12) | 1 (7) | 8 (14) | 1.0 |
| AIS (%) | <0.0001‡ | |||
| Complete: A | 23 (32) | 14 (100) | 9 (15) | |
| Incomplete: B/C/D | 29 (68) | 0 (0) | 50 (85) | |
| Estimated SCI level (%) | <0.0001‡ | |||
| C1/2 | 19 (26) | 11 (79) | 8 (14) | |
| below C3 | 54 (74) | 3 (21) | 51 (86) | |
| Ossified spinal column ligaments (%) | ||||
| DISH | 21 (29) | 6 (43) | 15 (25) | 0.2 |
| OPLL | 28 (38) | 5 (36) | 23 (39) | 0.8 |
| AOJD | 34 (47) | 7 (50) | 27 (46) | 0.8 |
AIS, American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale; AOJD, atlanto‐odontoid joint degeneration; DISH, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; OPLL, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; SCI, spinal cord injury. †Student's t‐test, ‡χ2 test.