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. 2022 Apr 28;10:811819. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.811819

Table 5.

Clinical data of children who achieved the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to discharge.

ROSC*N = 170 number/total (%) p Survival to discharge# N = 91 number/total (%) p
Age 29 days−1 year 79/139 (56.8) 0.076 43/126 (34.1) 0.039
>1–8 years 77/115 (66.9) 42/92 (45.7)
>8–18 years 14/27 (51.8) 6/25 (24)
Gender Male 87/144 (60.4) 0.977 52/126 (41.3) 0.202
Female 83/137 (60.6) 39/117 (33.3)
Primary diagnosis Respiratory 55/78 (70.5) 0.012 37/67 (55.2) 0.035
Circulatory 35/56 (62.5) 19/49 (38.8)
Neurological 15/24 (62.5) 6/18 (33.3)
Liver/gastrointestinal 6/10 (60) 2/8 (25)
Inherited metabolic 11/18 (61.1) 5/14 (35.7)
Hematologic/oncologic 11/31 (35.5) 6/30 (20)
Systemic infection/shock 12/22 (54.5) 5/21 (23.8)
Poisoning/renal failure 5/14 (37.5) 5/13 (38.5)
trauma 6/12 (50) 2/12 (16.7)
Other 14/16 (87.5) 4/11 (36.4)
Initial heart rhythm Bradycardia 141/222 (63.5) 0.223 83/194 (42.8) 0.000
Electrical asystole 17/32 (53.1) 5/24 (20.8)
Ventricular tachycardia 2/7 (28.6) 0/7 (0.0)
Ventricular fibrillation 6/11 (54.5) 1/10 (10)
Pulseless electrical activity 4/9 (44.4) 2/8 (25)
Endotracheal intubation before CPA Yes 104/190 (54.7) 0.018 57/168 (33.9) 0.09
No 66/94 (70.2) 34/75 (45.3)
Duration of CPR 0–15 min 139/159 (87.4%) 0.000 77/125 (61.6) 0.000
>15–30 min 18/38 (47.4) 10/36 (27.8)
>30 min 13/84 (15.5%) 4/82 (4.9)
Epinephrine Yes 140/247 (56.7) 75/217 (34.6)
No 30/34 (88.2) 16/26 (61.5)
1 ≤ ~3 times 111/124(89.5) 0.000 60/101 (59.4) 0.000
3~5 times 17/34 (50.0) 10/30 (33.3)
>5 times 12/89 (13.5) 5/86 (5.8)
Sodium bicarbonate N = 170, total = 281 N = 91, total = 243
Yes 57/116 (49.1) 0.001 28/102 (27.5) 0.006
No 113/165 (68.5) 63/141 (44.7)
Number of CPR attempts 1 time 77/186 (41.4) 0.022
>1 time 14/57 (24.6)
time of CPR start 08:00–15:59 am 72/113 (63.7) 0.663
16:00–23:59 pm 57/98 (58.2)
00:00–07:59 am 41/70 (58.6)
*

Total of 281 cases had ROSC documents.

#

Total of 243 cases had survival to discharge document.

Records missing.