Table 6.
Comparison of Cardiac Subjects with Open vs. Closed Chest at Start of CPR
| Open Chest at Start of CPR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No (N = 93) |
Yes (N = 20) |
P-value |
| Age Category | 0.0081 | ||
| < 1 month | 25 (26.9%) | 13 (65.0%) | |
| 1 month - < 1 year | 37 (39.8%) | 2 (10.0%) | |
| 1 year - < 8 years | 20 (21.5%) | 3 (15.0%) | |
| 8 years - < 19 years | 11 (11.8%) | 2 (10.0%) | |
| Sex | 0.4531 | ||
| Male | 55 (59.1%) | 14 (70.0%) | |
| Female | 38 (40.9%) | 6 (30.0%) | |
| Average DBP (mmHg) | 29.0 [22.7,38.4] | 25.7 [17.9,32.4] | 0.0802 |
| Average DBP (mmHg) ≥ 25 for infants or ≥30 for children | 57 (61.3%) | 11 (55.0%) | 0.6221 |
| Average SBP (mmHg)4 | 69.3 [53.0,93.2] | 70.0 [53.1,91.0] | 0.9312 |
| Average SBP (mmHg) ≥ 60 for infants or ≥ 80 for children | 49 (52.7%) | 12 (60.0%) | 0.6261 |
| ROSC ≥ 20 min | 64 (68.8%) | 10 (50.0%) | 0.1251 |
| ROC with eCPR | 23 (24.7%) | 10 (50.0%) | 0.0321 |
| Survival to Hospital Discharge | 48 (51.6%) | 9 (45.0%) | 0.6301 |
1
Fisher's exact test.
2
Wilcoxon rank-sum test.