Table 3:
Characteristics of 4 high performing centers and 5 low performing centers
| Characteristics | Low performing centers (n=l,311) | High performing centers (n=873) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start of target temperature (mean, SD) | 176 (141) | 80 (80) | <0.001 |
| Target temperature 33 | 1018 (83) | 791 (91) | <0.001 |
| Target temperature 36 | 157(13) | 61 (7) | 0.002 |
| No TTM provided | 49 (4) | 20 (2.3) | 0.08 |
| Cardiac Catheterization unconscious- all patients (n, %) | 411 (32) | 451 (53) | <0.001 |
| PCI unconscious- all patients (n, %) | 201 (20) | 246 (33) | <0.001 |
| CABG unconscious- all patients (n, %) | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Cardiac Catheterization unconscious- all STEMI patients (n, %) | 178 (15) | 205 (24) | <0.001 |
| Cardiac Catheterization unconscious- all patients with shockable rhythm (n, %) | 303 (57) | 347 (72) | <0.001 |
| Cardiac Catheterization- all patients with shockable rhythm (n, %) | 361 (68) | 400 (83) | <0.001 |
| PCI- all patients with shockable rhythm (n, %) | 274 (51) | 301 (62) | <0.001 |
| Thrombolysis (n, %) | 79 (7) | 24 (3) | <0.001 |
| Intra-aortic balloon pump (n, %) | 152 (13) | 103 (12) | 0.423 |
| Pneumonia diagnosis (n, %) | 417 (36) | 322 (37) | 0.662 |
| Fever in first 72 hours (n, %) | 337 (34) | 290 (36) | 0.395 |
| Volume (median, IQR) | 42 (22, 44) | 46 (45, 46) | <0.001 |
| In patients with poor outcome; use of diagnostic tests | |||
| 1005 | 485 | ||
| EEG in poor outcome (n, %) | 614 (61) | 283 (58) | 0.338 |
| Continuous EEG (n, %) | 351 (35) | 196 (40) | 0.045 |
| MRI (n, %) | 179 (18) | 58 (12) | 0.005 |
| SSEP (n, %) | 64 (6) | 89 (18) | <0.001 |
| CT (n, %) | 588 (59) | 274 (56) | 0.496 |
CABG = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPC = cerebral performance category; CT = computed tomography; EEG = electroencephalography; ICU = intensive care unit; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; ROSC = return of spontaneous circulation; SSEP = somatosensory evoked potentials