Table 1.
Description of Post-Intervention Cardiac Arrest Characteristics
| Cardiac Arrest Characteristic | Post-Intervention Cardiac Arrests n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, yearsa | 1.9 (0.5–7.0) |
| Gender, Male | 36 (48) |
| Time of Day | |
| 08:00–15:59 | 29 (39) |
| 16:00–11:59 | 20 (27) |
| 00:00–07:59 | 26 (35) |
| Outcome | |
| Dead | 24 (32) |
| Alive | 34 (45) |
| ECMO | 17 (23) |
| Cardiac Disease | 42 (56) |
| Attending Present at Arrest (n = 69) | 58 (84) |
| Nurse to Patient Ratio (n = 65) | |
| 1:1 | 51 (78) |
| 1:2 | 14 (22) |
| Maximum Arrest Team Size (n = 64) | |
| ≤5 | 6 (9) |
| 6–10 | 36 (56) |
| 11–14 | 14 (22) |
| ≥15 | 8 (13) |
| Airway Placed During Arrest (n = 73) | |
| Yes | 21 (29) |
| Already in place | 51 (70) |
| No | 1 (1) |
| Duration of CPR, min.a (n = 74) | 11 (4–39) |
| Defibrillation during CPR | 11 (15) |
| Duration of Debriefing, min.a (n = 57) | 20 (15–20) |
| Delays in Care (n = 61) | 21 (34) |
| Preventable Event (n = 58) | 7 (12) |
A total of seventy-five cardiac arrests were analyzed. The arrest characteristics with incomplete data sets are indicated above with specific n values
aMedian (IQR)