TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Parameter | All (n = 53) | Survivors (n = 26) | Non‐survivors (n = 27) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 64.5 (49.8‐74.3) | 61.4 (45.5‐72.2) | 71.5 (60.7‐81.3) | 0.047 |
| Male (n (%)) | 40 (75.5%) | 23 (79%) | 17 (71%) | 0.48 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 (23.3‐29.2) | 24.6 (22.8‐29.2) | 26.6 (23.9‐29.3) | 0.4 |
| In‐hospital CA (n (%)) | 22 (41.5%) | 7 (24.1%) | 15 (62.5%) | 0.007 |
| Witnessed CA (n (%)) | 42 (79.2%) | 27 (93%) | 15 (62.5%) | 0.006 |
| Bystander – CPR (n (%)) | 47 (88.7%) | 27 (93.%) | 20 (83%) | 0.26 |
| Time to ROSC (min) | 20 (10‐42.5) | 13.5 (7.3‐30.8) | 34 (17‐55) | 0.001 |
| Shockable rhythm (n (%)) | 28 (52.8%) | 19 (65.5%) | 9 (37.5%) | 0.042 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.9 (1.3‐3.8) | 1.6 (1.2‐3.1) | 2.1 (1.3‐6.4) | 0.056 |
| TTM (n (%)) | 40 (75.5%) | 22 (75%) | 18 (75%) | 0.94 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1 (0.8‐1.5) | 0.9 (0.7‐1.1) | 1.4 (0.9‐2) | 0.002 |
| APACHE II score | 25 (20.3‐28) | 22 (15.5‐25) | 28 (25‐33) | <0.001 |
BMI, body mass index; CA, cardiac arrest; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; TTM, targeted temperature management; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; Data are given as n (%) or median (IQR).