Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of included patients in the derivation cohort.
| Characteristics | Total (N = 419) | Favorable neurologic outcome (N = 59) | Poor neurologic outcome (N = 360) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | 64.0 (55.0–74.0) | 60.0 (54.0–71.0) | 65.0 (55.0–75.0) | 0.104 |
| Male | 273 (65.2) | 42 (71.2) | 231 (64.2) | 0.376 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Hypertension | 153 (36.5) | 19 (32.2) | 134 (37.2) | 0.560 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 126 (30.1) | 17 (28.8) | 109 (30.3) | 0.879 |
| Coronary artery disease | 58 (13.8) | 8 (13.6) | 50 (13.9) | 1.000 |
| Heart failure | 106 (25.3) | 20 (33.9) | 86 (23.9) | 0.108 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 42 (10.0) | 5 (8.5) | 37 (10.3) | 0.817 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 66 (15.8) | 8 (13.6) | 58 (16.1) | 0.704 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 52 (12.4) | 2 (3.4) | 50 (13.9) | 0.019 |
| Active cancer | 147 (35.1) | 12 (20.3) | 135 (37.5) | 0.012 |
| Diagnosis at admission | ||||
| Cardiac | 137 (32.7) | 32 (54.2) | 105 (29.2) | < 0.001 |
| Other medical | 206 (49.2) | 11 (18.6) | 195 (54.2) | < 0.001 |
| Surgical | 68 (16.2) | 14 (23.7) | 54 (15.0) | 0.125 |
| Trauma | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.8) | 1.000 |
| Characteristics of arrest | ||||
| Witnessed | 384 (91.6) | 56 (94.9) | 328 (91.1) | 0.449 |
| Shockable rhythm | 77 (18.4) | 28 (47.5) | 49 (13.6) | < 0.001 |
| Resuscitation duration (min) | 8.0 (4.0–24.0) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 10.0 (4.0–28.0) | < 0.001 |
| Presumed cardiac cause | 108 (25.8) | 33 (55.9) | 75 (20.8) | < 0.001 |
| GO-FAR score | 10.0 (2.0–18.0) | -8.0 (-1.0–4.0) | 11.0 (4.0–18.0) | < 0.001 |
| Pre-arrest albumin (g/dL) | 2.5 (2.0–3.0) | 2.5 (3.1–3.5) | 2.4 (2.0–2.9) | < 0.001 |
Data are presented as n (%) or median with interquartile ranges.
GO-FAR score Good Outcome Following Attempted Resuscitation score.