Table 4.
Basic information of CPA children (N = 281).
| Item | Number/total (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 29 days−1 year | 139 (49.5) |
| >1–8 years | 115 (40.9) |
| >8–18 years | 27 (9.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 144 (51.2) |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Respiratory | 79 (28.1) |
| Circulatory | 55 (19.6) |
| Neurological | 24 (8.5) |
| Liver/gastrointestinal | 10 (3.6) |
| Inherited metabolic | 18 (6.4) |
| Hematologic/oncologic | 31 (11.0) |
| Systemic infection/shock | 22 (7.8) |
| poisoning and renal failure | 14 (4.9) |
| trauma | 12 (4.3) |
| Other | 16 (5.7) |
| Initial heart rhythm | |
| Bradycardia | 222 (79) |
| Electrical asystole | 32 (11.4) |
| Ventricular tachycardia, VT | 7 (2.5) |
| Ventricular fibrillation, VF | 11 (3.9) |
| Pulseless electrical activity | 9 (3.2) |
| Endotracheal intubation before CPA | |
| Yes | 190 (67.6) |
| Duration of CPR | |
| 0–15 min | 159 (56.6) |
| 15–30 min | 38 (13.5) |
| >30 min | 84 (29.9) |
| Epinephrine | |
| Yes | 247 (87.8) |
| No | 34 (12.1) |
| Dose of epinephrine | |
| 1 ≤ ~3 times | 124 (44.1) |
| >3~5 times | 34 (12.1) |
| >5 times | 89 (31.7) |
| Sodium bicarbonate | |
| Yes | 116 (41.3) |
| No | 165 (58.7) |
| Time of CPR start | |
| 08:00–15:59 am | 113 (40.2) |
| 16:00–23:59 pm | 98 (34.9) |
| 00:00–07:59 am | 70 (24.9) |