Table 3. Relation of the assessment variable in the emergency department with drowning outcome.
| Variables | Cases n = 74 n (%) |
Good outcome Full recovery, n = 69 |
Poor outcome BD or SND, n = 5 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Rhythm | ||||
| Sinus rhythm | 71 (95.9) | 69 | 2 | < 0.001 |
| Asystole | 3 (4.1) | 0 | 3 | |
| GCS score | ||||
| < 8 | 4 (5.4) | 0 | 4 | < 0.001 |
| > 8 | 70 (94.6) | 69 | 1 | |
| Temperature, oC | ||||
| < 35 | 8 (10.8) | 4 | 4 | < 0.001 |
| > 35 | 66 (89.2) | 65 | 1 | |
| pH | ||||
| < 7 | 3 (4.1) | 0 | 3 | < 0.001 |
| > 7 | 71 (95.9) | 69 | 2 | |
| Anion gap | ||||
| < 20 | 62 (83.8) | 62 | 0 | < 0.001 |
| > 20 | 12 (16.2) | 7 | 5 | |
| Blood sugar, mmol/dL | ||||
| < 10 | 65 (87.8) | 64 | 1 | < 0.001 |
| > 10 | 9 (12.2) | 5 | 4 | |
| Chest X-ray | ||||
| Normal | 43 (58.1) | 43 | 0 | 0.024 |
| Bilateral infiltrate | 31 (41.9) | 26 | 5 |
BD: brain death; SND: severe neurological damage; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale.