Table 2. Outcomes of Patients With Traumatic OHCA by the Type of Prehospital Care in the Total Cohorta.
Group | Prehospital ROSC | One-Month Survival | Neurologic Outcome (CPC 1 or 2) | |||
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Events, No. (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Events, No. (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Events, No. (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
BLS (n = 1963) | 95 (4.8) | 1 [Reference] | 45 (2.3) | 1 [Reference] | 14 (0.7) | 1 [Reference] |
ALS (n = 2419) | 204 (8.4) | 1.87 (1.43-2.46) | 51 (2.1) | 1.24 (0.81-1.91) | 12 (0.5) | 0.90 (0.39-2.04) |
By EMS personnel (n = 1591) | 110 (6.9) | 1.60 (1.19-2.16) | 25 (1.6) | 0.91 (0.54-1.51) | 4 (0.3) | 0.47 (0.13-1.35) |
By physician (n = 828) | 94 (11.4) | 2.41 (1.74-3.35) | 26 (3.1) | 1.94 (1.14-3.25) | 8 (1.0) | 1.77 (0.66-4.45) |
Abbreviations: ALS, advanced life support; BLS, basic life support; CPC, Glasgow-Pittsburgh cerebral performance category; EMS, emergency medical service; OHCA, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; OR, odds ratio; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation.
The variables that could influence outcomes after OHCA were included in the models.