Table 1.
Subjects characteristics, grouped by CPC scores.
| CPC group | CPC 1 | CPC 2 | CPC 3 | CPC 4 | CPC 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 303 | 70 | 31 | 17 | 617 |
| Age (years) | 57 (15) | 56 (15) | 66 (11) | 54 (21) | 62 (16) |
| Female sex (%) | 29 | 24 | 35 | 47 | 32 |
| Shockable Rhythm (VFib/VT, %) | 71 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 31 |
| EEG start time (h) | 17 (14) | 16 (16) | 16 (13) | 20 (6) | 20 (17) |
| EEG duration (h) | 52 (33) | 63 (44) | 69 (51) | 99 (60) | 53 (40) |
| Out-of-hospital CA (N/A) * | 232 (21) | 50 (6) | 17 (4) | 14 (0) | 439 (43) |
| TTM (N/A) * | 261 (34) | 61 (7) | 26 (5) | 11 (2) | 514 (64) |
VFib: ventricular fibrillation; VT: ventricular tachycardia; TTM: targeted temperature management; EEG start time (h) is relative to time of cardiac arrest. All numbers related to age and EEG expressed as mean (standard deviation).
*
For the number of out-of-hospital CA patients and TTM, we didn’t have all information available from different hospitals.