Table 2.
Hospital characteristics overall and stratified by patients receiving epinephrine (adrenaline) first and defibrillation first
| Variable | Overall (n=34 820) |
Epinephrine first (n=7054) | Defibrillation first (n=27 766) | Standardized difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No of admissions: | ||||
| 100-2499 | 222 (0.6) | 51 (0.7) | 171 (0.6) | 1.3 |
| 2500-4999 | 453 (1.3) | 92 (1.3) | 361 (1.3) | 0.0 |
| 5000-7499 | 1178 (3.4) | 213 (3.0) | 965 (3.5) | −2.6 |
| 7500-9999 | 1345 (3.9) | 274 (3.9) | 1071 (3.9) | 0.1 |
| 10 000-14 999 | 4747 (13.6) | 930 (13.2) | 3817 (13.8) | −1.6 |
| 15 000-19 999 | 6124 (17.6) | 1298 (18.4) | 4826 (17.4) | 2.7 |
| 20 000-29 999 | 7122 (20.5) | 1362 (19.3) | 5760 (20.7) | −3.6 |
| 30 000-39 999 | 7345 (21.1) | 1473 (20.9) | 5872 (21.1) | −0.7 |
| ≥40 000 | 4360 (12.5) | 916 (13.0) | 3444 (12.4) | 1.7 |
| Unknown | 1924 (5.5) | 445 (6.3) | 1479 (5.3) | 4.2 |
| Total No of inpatient beds: | ||||
| 1-99 | 542 (1.6) | 112 (1.6) | 430 (1.5) | 0.3 |
| 100-199 | 2318 (6.7) | 438 (6.2) | 1880 (6.8) | −2.3 |
| 200-249 | 1914 (5.5) | 351 (5.0) | 1563 (5.6) | −2.9 |
| 250-299 | 2608 (7.5) | 533 (7.6) | 2075 (7.5) | 0.3 |
| 300-349 | 2822 (8.1) | 558 (7.9) | 2264 (8.2) | −0.9 |
| 350-499 | 7877 (22.6) | 1579 (22.4) | 6298 (22.7) | 0.7 |
| ≥500 | 14 815 (42.6) | 3038 (43.0) | 11 777 (42.4) | 1.3 |
| Unknown | 1924 (5.5) | 445 (6.3) | 1479 (5.3) | 4.2 |
| Geographic census region: | ||||
| North and Mid-Atlantic | 4834 (13.9) | 1032 (14.6) | 3802 (13.7) | 2.7 |
| South Atlantic | 8435 (24.2) | 1671 (23.7) | 6764 (24.4) | −1.6 |
| North Central | 8036 (23.1) | 1483 (21.0) | 6553 (23.6) | −6.2 |
| South Central | 6445 (18.5) | 1435 (20.3) | 5010 (18.0) | 5.8 |
| Mountain and Pacific | 5540 (15.9) | 1066 (15.1) | 4474 (16.1) | −2.8 |
| Unknown | 1530 (4.4) | 367 (5.2) | 1163 (4.2) | 4.8 |
| Hospital ownership: | ||||
| Military | 516 (1.5) | 113 (1.6) | 403 (1.5) | 1.2 |
| Non-profit | 25 369 (72.9) | 4972 (70.5) | 20 397 (73.5) | −6.6 |
| Government | 2621 (7.5) | 580 (8.2) | 2041 (7.4) | 3.3 |
| Private | 3040 (8.7) | 636 (9.0) | 2404 (8.7) | 1.3 |
| Unknown | 3274 (9.4) | 753 (10.7) | 2521 (9.1) | 5.3 |
| Academic training program status | ||||
| Major teaching | 11 523 (33.1) | 2538 (36.0) | 8985 (32.4) | 7.6 |
| Minor teaching | 17 843 (51.2) | 3449 (48.9) | 14 394 (51.8) | −5.9 |
| Non-teaching | 3888 (11.2) | 691 (9.8) | 3197 (11.5) | −5.6 |
| Unknown | 1566 (4.5) | 376 (5.3) | 1190 (4.3) | 4.9 |