Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to outcome at 30 days after admission.
| Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ( n = 1,842) | In-hospital cardiac arrest ( n = 475) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CPC 1-2
(n = 761) |
CPC 3-5
(n = 1,081) |
CPC 1-2
(n = 223) |
CPC 3-5
(n = 252) |
|
| Age | 56 [47–66]* | 63 [51–73] | 65 [51–74]* | 69 [58–78] |
| Female sex | 179 (23.5)* | 326 (30.2) | 74 (33.2) | 86 (34.1) |
| BMI | 26.2 [24.2–29.3] | 26.2 [24.2–30.1] | 26.5 [23.4–30.4] | 26.1 [23.4–29.4] |
| Diabetes | 93 (12.2)* | 236 (21.8) | 51 (22.9) | 72 (28.6) |
| COPD | 71 (9.3)* | 163 (15.1) | 27 (12.1) | 34 (13.5) |
| CPC 1 prior to event | 715 (94.0)* | 929 (85.9) | 198 (88.8)* | 192 (76.2) |
| Witnessed arrest | 688 (90.4)* | 841 (77.8) | 215 (96.4) | 236 (93.7) |
| Bystander CPR | 440 (57.8)* | 542 (50.1) | 34 (15.2) | 47 (18.7) |
| ALS initially | 187 (24.6)* | 163 (15.1) | 187 (83.9) | 194 (77.0) |
| Resuscitation length in min. | 16 [10–24]* | 29 [19–44] | 4 [1–11]* | 8 [3–18] |
| Adrenaline in mg | 0.3 [0–2]* | 3 [1–4.5] | 0 [0–1]* | 1.2 [1–3] |
| Initially shockable | 585 (76.9)* | 477 (44.1) | 110 (49.3)* | 54 (21.4) |
| ETIOLOGY | ||||
| Presumed cardiac | 601 (79.0)* | 591 (54.7) | 150 (67.3)* | 130 (51.6) |
| Trauma | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) |
| Drowning | 7 (0.9) | 20 (1.9) | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory | 52 (6.8)* | 187 (17.3) | 30 (13.5) | 56 (22.2) |
| Other noncardiac | 40 (5.3)* | 165 (15.3) | 28 (12.6) | 45 (17.9) |
| Unknown | 59 (7.8) | 115 (10.6) | 14 (6.3) | 19 (7.5) |
*
statistically significant differences (p < 0.01) between good (cerebral performance category–CPC 1-2) and bad (CPC ≥3) neurological outcome at 30 days after cardiac arrest. ALS, advanced life support; BMI, Body mass index; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; mg, milligrams, min: minutes.