Table 1.
Subject Demographics
| Subject characteristics | N = 11 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 47 ± 10 |
| Male sex | 6 (55%) |
| Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest | 11 (100%) |
| Initial rhythm (%) | |
| VT/VF | 2 (18) |
| PEA | 3 (27) |
| Asystole | 5 (46) |
| Unknown | 1 (9) |
| Pittsburgh cardiac arrest category (%) | |
| I | 0 (0) |
| II | 1 (9) |
| III | 0 (0) |
| IV | 10 (91) |
| Core temperature monitoring site (%) | |
| Rectal | 4 (36) |
| Esophageal | 7 (64) |
| Cooling device | |
| CoolGard 3000© | 9 (73%) |
| Artic Sun© | 2 (27%) |
| Arrival to brain monitoring interval, hours | 7 ± 3 |
| Survival to hospital discharge | 1 (9%) |
PEA, pulseless electrical activity; VT/VF, ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation.