Table 1:
Clinical characteristics and intra-arrest care
| Patient Cohort (n=695) | |
|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 62 (15) |
| Female sex | 279 (40) |
| Interfacility transfer | 370 (53) |
| Shockable initial rhythm | 172 (25) |
| Arrest Location | |
| Cath lab | 28 (4) |
| ED | 255 (37) |
| Floor | 211 (30) |
| ICU | 132 (19) |
| Operating room | 18 (3) |
| Other/Unknown | 51 (7) |
| Arrest Etiology | |
| Cardiac | 176 (25) |
| Distributive shock | 43 (6) |
| Exsanguination | 30 (4) |
| Metabolic derangement | 30 (4) |
| Respiratory | 180 (26) |
| Toxicological | 25 (4) |
| Unknown/Other | 211 (30) |
| CPR duration, min | 12 (8 – 20) |
| Epinephrine doses, mg (IQR) | 2 (1 – 4) |
| Rate of epinephrine dosing, mg/min (IQR) | 0.2 (0.1 – 0.3) |
| Coronary angiography performed | 125 (18) |
| Time to CT scan, hours (IRQ) | 4.8 (3.2 – 7.8) |
| Time to angiography, hours (IQR) | 4.2 (2.4 – 15) |
| Airway management | |
| Bag valve mask | 71 (10) |
| Supraglottic airway | 7 (1) |
| Endotracheal intubation | 404 (58) |
| Preexisting advanced airway | 153 (22) |
| Other | 60 (9) |
Age is expressed in mean years ± SD, while the remainder of clinical variables are shown as number and (%) of cases for demographic data, and median and (IQR) for intra-arrest parameters.