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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Resuscitation. 2019 Jun 5;141:24–34. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.05.032

Table 4.

Associations with survival to hospital discharge (ECMO Subjects)

Survival to Hospital Discharge
Yes (N = 73) No (N = 84) P-value Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)1 Adjusted p-value
Any MAP hypotension (0-6 hrs) 7 (9.6%) 16 (19.0%) 0.1152 0.45 (0.17, 1.17) 0.60 (0.22, 1.63) 0.317
Age at Randomization (years) 0.4 [0.1, 2.1] 1.2 [0.1, 6.2] 0.1013 0.96 (0.90, 1.02)
Sex 0.8702
 Male 46 (63.0%) 54 (64.3%) Reference
 Female 27 (37.0%) 30 (35.7%) 1.06 (0.55, 2.03)
Any pre-existing condition 67 (91.8%) 76 (90.5%) 1.0002 1.18 (0.39, 3.56)
Night or weekend arrest 33 (45.2%) 38 (45.2%) 1.0002 1.00 (0.53, 1.88)
Initial cardiac arrest rhythm 0.0222
 Asystole 1 (1.4%) 6 (7.1%) Reference
 Bradycardia 39 (53.4%) 50 (59.5%) 4.68 (0.54, 40.50)
 Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) 21 (28.8%) 16 (19.0%) 7.88 (0.86, 72.12)
 Ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia 12 (16.4%) 7 (8.3%) 10.29 (1.02, 103.95)
 Unknown 0 (0.0%) 5 (6.0%) <0.01 (<0.01, >999.99)
Primary etiology of cardiac arrest 1.0002
 Cardiac 56 (76.7%) 63 (75.0%) Reference
 Respiratory 16 (21.9%) 18 (21.4%) 1.00 (0.47, 2.15)
 Other 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.2%) <0.01 (<0.01, >999.99)
 Unknown 1 (1.4%) 2 (2.4%) 0.56 (0.05, 6.37)
Septic shock with hypotension 7 (9.6%) 8 (9.5%) 1.0002 1.01 (0.35, 2.93)
IV present at the time of arrest 71 (97.3%) 78 (92.9%) 0.2862 2.73 (0.53, 13.97)
Intubated at the time of arrest 52 (71.2%) 64 (76.2%) 0.5852 0.77 (0.38, 1.58)
Previous PICU admission during current hospitalization 17 (23.3%) 21 (25.0%) 0.8532 0.91 (0.44, 1.90)
Open chest compressions performed 21 (28.8%) 12 (14.3%) 0.0312 2.42 (1.10, 5.36)
Duration of chest compressions 36.0 [15.0, 52.0] 38.5 [19.5, 61.5] 0.2173 0.99 (0.98, 1.00)
Epinephrine Dosing Interval (min/dose) 0.7582
 No epinephrine recorded 3 (4.1%) 3 (3.6%) Reference
 < 3 min/dose 10 (13.7%) 16 (19.0%) 0.63 (0.10, 3.72)
 3 - < 5 min/dose 17 (23.3%) 14 (16.7%) 1.21 (0.21, 6.99)
 5 - < 8 min/dose 17 (23.3%) 23 (27.4%) 0.74 (0.13, 4.12)
 ≥ 8 min/dose 26 (35.6%) 28 (33.3%) 0.93 (0.17, 5.02)
Treatment Received 0.7492
 Hypothermia 33 (45.2%) 41 (48.8%) Reference
 Normothermia 40 (54.8%) 43 (51.2%) 1.16 (0.62, 2.17)
Time between ROSC/ROC and treatment initiation (hours) 4.4 [3.5, 5.3] 4.6 [3.7, 5.6] 0.4333 0.89 (0.71, 1.12)
Maximum measured lactate (0-6 hrs)4 5.4 [3.5, 8.3] 7.3 [3.9, 14.8] 0.0683 0.93 (0.88, 0.99)
Minimum measured lactate (0-6 hrs)4 3.4 [2.4, 5.6] 5.7 [3.0, 12.4] 0.0033 0.90 (0.84, 0.97) 0.91 (0.84, 0.98) 0.009
No medications (0-6 hrs) 31 (42.5%) 28 (33.3%) 0.2522 1.48 (0.77, 2.82)
Vasoactive Agents (0-6 hrs) 0.9802
 0 40 (54.8%) 43 (51.2%) Reference
 1 19 (26.0%) 24 (28.6%) 0.85 (0.41, 1.78)
 2 13 (17.8%) 14 (16.7%) 1.00 (0.42, 2.38)
 3 1 (1.4%) 2 (2.4%) 0.54 (0.05, 6.16)
 4 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.2%) <0.01 (<0.01, >999.99)
Milrinone (0-6 hrs) 18 (24.7%) 26 (31.0%) 0.4762 0.73 (0.36, 1.48)
Steroids (0-6 hrs) 11 (15.1%) 16 (19.0%) 0.5332 0.75 (0.33, 1.75)
Vasopressin (0-6 hrs) 7 (9.6%) 9 (10.7%) 1.0002 0.88 (0.31, 2.50)
1

All variables considered for entry into logistic regression model using forward stepwise selection. Model is based on the 138 records with all variables non-missing.

2

Fisher’s exact test.

3

Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test.

4

P-value and model based on the 138 records where lactate and survival are non-missing.