Table 1.

Overview of patient characteristics

Sex	57.9% female (n = 11)			42.1% male (n = 8)
Age	Mean 5.4 + / − 4.5 years (median 4.4, range 0.2–15.3 years)
Causes of arrest	36.8% drowning (n = 7)	26.3% shock (n = 5)				26.3% hypoxia (n = 5)	10.5% unclear (n = 2)
Monitoring start after CPR	78.9% within 8 h (n = 15)		Each one patient at day 2, 3, 4 and 6 respectively				Mean 0.79 + / − 1.7 days
MRI	63.2% pathological (n = 12)			36.8% physiological (n = 7)
Total monitoring time	Mean 88.0 + / − 50.1 h
CPR
Total duration	Median 15.0 min, mean 31.7 + / − 31.7 min
Non-professional	52.6% (n = 10)					Median 5.0, mean 10.0 + / − 6.1 min, range 5–20 min
Prehospital professional	47.4% (n = 9)					Median 14.4 min, mean 30.3 + / − 25.0 min, range 5–86 min
In-hospital	26.3% (n = 5)					Median 10.3 min, mean 39.3 + / − 22.3 min, range 5–60 min
eGOS
	1	2			3–4	5–6	7–8
At discharge	42.1% (n = 8)	15.8% (n = 3)			10.5% (n = 2)	5.3% (n = 1)	26.3% (n = 5)
3 months	42.1% (n = 8)	15.8% (n = 3)			5.3% (n = 1)	5.3% (n = 1)	31.6% (n = 6)
6 months	42.1% (n = 8)	15.8% (n = 3)			5.3% (n = 1)	5.3% (n = 1)	31.6% (n = 6)
12 months	47.4% (n = 9)	10.5% (n = 2)			5.3% (n = 1)	5.3% (n = 1)	31.6% (n = 6)