Table 1.
Admission characteristics for all 385 patients
| Characteristics | Survivors to Discharge 30.4 (n = 117) |
Nonsurvivors 69.6 (n = 268) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean±SD | 60±15 | 67±18 | 0.001* |
| Male % (n) | 52 (140) | 56 (66) | 0.5 |
| Pre-arrest comorbidities | |||
| -BMI, mean±SD | 29±7.5 | 29.5±7.4 | 0.48 |
| -Hypertension, % (n) | 54 (63) | 63 (168) | 0.39 |
| -Myocardial infarction, % (n) | 18 (21) | 19 (51) | 0.46 |
| -Congestive heart failure, % (n) | 29 (24.8) | 88 (33) | 0.12 |
| -Diabetes mellitus, % (n) | 29 (34) | 35.8 (96) | 0.45 |
| -Cerebrovascular disease, % (n) | 12 (14) | 13.4 (36) | 0.74 |
| -Renal disease, % (n) | 22.2 (26) | 24.6 (66) | 0.7 |
| -Liver disease, % (n) | 8 (6.9) | 5.2 (14) | 0.63 |
| Smoking status, % (n) | 0.9 | ||
| -Current smoker | 22.5 (25) | 21 (48) | |
| -Past smoker | 33 (37) | 36 (81) | |
| -Never smoker | 44 (49) | 43 (97) | |
| Pre-arrest CPC, % (n) | <0.001* | ||
| -CPC 1 | 74(86) | 46 (112) | |
| -CPC 2 | 15 (17) | 24 (63) | |
| -CPC 3 | 10 (12) | 28 (74) | |
| -CPC 4 | 0.9 (1) | 2 (4) | |
| Out of hospital cardiac arrest, % (n) | 63 (74) | 77 (206) | 0.009 |
| Initial Rhythm, % (n) | <0.001* | ||
| -Ventricular Fibrillation | 44 (46) | 14 (34) | |
| -Pulseless electrical activity | 42 (44) | 50 (126) | |
| -Asystole | 14 (15) | 37 (92) | |
| Bystander CPR, % (n) | 0.007 | ||
| -No CPR | 30 (35) | 44 (118) | |
| -Yes, by a bystander | 21 (25) | 24 (63) | |
| -Yes, with medical personnel | 49 (57) | 33 (87) | |
| Bystander Defibrillation, % (n) | 0.003 | ||
| -No defibrillation | 50 (59) | 67 (179) | |
| -Yes, by a bystander | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | |
| -Yes, with medical personnel | 46 (54) | 33 (87) | |
| Time to ROSC, mean±SD | 17±13 | 27±19 | <0.001* |
| Therapeutic Temperature Management | 77 (90) | 75 (199) | 0.79 |
| ICU Length of stay, median (IQR) | 12 (6.5–22) | 4 (2–7) | <0.001* |
| Hospital Length of stay, median (IQR) | 23 (13–33) | 4 (2–8) | <0.001* |
BMI = body mass index
CPC = cerebral performance score,
CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
OOH = out-of-hospital