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Table 3 Influence of admitting hospital on alive discharges and discharges with good neurological status

From: Choice of hospital after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - a decision with far-reaching consequences: a study in a large German city

 

Discharged alive

Hospital discharge with good neurological status

Hospital with PCI capability

2.39 (1.33 to 4.28)

0.004

3.14 (1.51 to 6.56)

0.002

Coronary angiography

4.57 (2.20 to 9.50)

<0.001

6.16 (3.03 to 12.55)

<0.001

Therapeutic hypothermia

5.31 (1.91 to 14.77)

0.001

3.11 (1.26 to 7.69)

0.014

Presenting rhythm - asystole

0.46 (0.26 to 0.82)

0.008

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-

Not shown in equation

Gender, neurological status prior collapse, age

Presenting rhythm, age, bystander CPR

  1. Results of binary regression analysis on the influence of admitting hospital on frequency of alive discharges and discharged with good neurological status. CI, confidence interval; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.