Table 2.

Main outcomes with regard to the initial cardiac rhythm

	Shockable rhythms		Non-shockable rhythms
	Intervention (n = 158)	Control (n = 167)	Intervention (n = 250)	Control (n = 267)
Primary outcome
Survival with favourable neurological outcome at hospital discharge [n (%)]	54 (34.2)	40 (24.0)a	10 (4.0)	13 (4.9)
Secondary outcomes
Survival at hospital discharge [n (%)]	63 (39.9)	51 (30.5)	14 (5.6)	17 (6.4)
ROSC on scene [n (%)]	100 (63.2)	110 (65.8)	99 (39.6)	102 (38.2)
Hospital admission [n (%)]	98 (62.0)	99 (59.3)	78 (31.2)	84 (31.5)
ICU length of stay (days)	4 [2–8]	3 [1–7]a	3 [1–5]	2 [1–5]
Days on mechanical ventilation	3 [2–5]	3 [1–5]	2 [1–4]	2 [1–5]
Hospital length of stay (days)	6 [2–14]	5 [2–15]a	3 [1–5]	2 [1–5]
Complete neurological recovery [n (%)]	40 (25.3)	27 (16.2)a	4 (1.6)	5 (1.9)

Data are presented as count (%) or median [IQRs]

^ap value < 0.05 between intervention and control group