Table A1.
Baseline characteristics of the neurological outcome.
| Cerebral Performance Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Good (CPC 1&2) | Poor (CPC 3–5) | p-Value | |
| N, % | 240 | 110 (45.8) | 130 (54.2) | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age years, median (IQR) | 64.9 (56.6, 74.8) | 61.7 (54, 72.9) | 69 (58.7, 77.9) | 0.004 |
| Gender (Female), n (%) | 65 (27.1) | 17 (15.5) | 48 (36.9) | <0.001 |
| Comorbidities & risk factors | ||||
| Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 165 (69.0) | 96 (74.4) | 69 (62.7) | 0.05 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 125 (52.3) | 66 (51.2) | 59 (53.6) | 0.70 |
| Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 33 (13.8) | 17 (13.2) | 16 (14.5) | 0.76 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 122 (50.8) | 77 (59.2) | 45 (40.9) | 0.01 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 64 (26.8) | 27 (20.9) | 37 (33.6) | 0.03 |
| Chronic kidney failure, n (%) | 34 (14.2) | 16 (12.4) | 18 (16.4) | 0.38 |
| Malignant disease, n (%) | 23 (9.6) | 6 (4.7) | 17 (15.5) | 0.01 |
| Neurological disease, n (%) | 24 (10.0) | 15 (11.6) | 9 (8.2) | 0.38 |
| COPD, n (%) | 19 (7.9) | 7 (5.4) | 12 (10.9) | 0.12 |
| Liver disease, n (%) | 5 (2.1) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (3.6) | 0.12 |
| Resuscitation measures | ||||
| No-flow time, min, median (IQR) | 0 (0, 6) | 0 (0, 1) | 3.5 (0, 10) | <0.001 |
| Low-flow time, min, median (IQR) | 15 (10, 27) | 12 (8, 20) | 20 (13, 30) | <0.001 |
| Bystander CPR, n (%) | 153 (64.0) | 84 (76.4) | 69 (53.5) | <0.001 |
| Shockable initial rhythm, n (%) | 142 (59.4) | 88 (80.0) | 54 (41.9) | <0.001 |
| Cause of cardiac arrest | ||||
| Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 120 (50.2) | 67 (61.5) | 53 (40.8) | 0.001 |
| Initial arrhythmia, n (%) | 46 (19.2) | 20 (18.3) | 26 (20.0) | 0.75 |
| Respiratory, n (%) | 73 (30.5) | 22 (20.2) | 51 (39.2) | 0.001 |
| Initial status ICU | ||||
| Systolic BP, median (IQR) | 118 (101, 130) | 122 (104, 133) | 114.5 (100, 128) | 0.13 |
| Diastolic BP, median (IQR) | 67 (55, 78) | 70 (59, 79) | 64.5 (54, 77) | 0.03 |
| Heart rate bpm, median (IQR) | 85 (75, 99) | 81 (70, 91) | 88.5 (76, 103) | 0.003 |
| Respiratory rate, median (IQR) | 17 (14, 20) | 17 (14, 19) | 16 (14, 20) | 0.66 |
| Temperature °C, median (IQR) | 35.7 (34.9, 36.3) | 36 (35.4, 36.4) | 35.5 (34.6, 36.2) | <0.001 |
| Blood markers | ||||
| Initial pH, median (IQR) | 7.27 (7.18, 7.33) | 7.29 (7.25, 7.34) | 7.23 (7.11, 7.31) | <0.001 |
| Initial lactate, median (IQR) | 6.3 (3.6, 9.3) | 4.55 (3, 6.5) | 7.9 (5.5, 10.1) | <0.001 |
| Creatinine, median (IQR) | 99 (78, 121) | 95 (77, 113) | 102 (81.5, 137) | 0.02 |
| Troponin, median (IQR) | 0.33 (0.11, 1.53) | 0.32 (0.09, 0.99) | 0.36 (0.13, 2.06) | 0.11 |
Data is presented as median (interquartile range) or number (n) and percentage (%). CPC: cerebral performance category; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; BP: blood pressure in mmHg, bpm: beats per minute.