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Table 2 The baseline clinical characteristics of survivors and non-survivors of PCAS patients

From: Angiogenic factors and their soluble receptors predict organ dysfunction and mortality in post-cardiac arrest syndrome

 

Survivors (n= 23)

Non-survivors (n= 29)

Pvalue

Age (years)

62 ± 5

66 ± 4

0.423

Gender (male/female)

20/3

13/16

0.002

Witnessed arrest (yes/no)

12/11

14/15

0.780

Bystander CPR (yes/no)

7/16

10/19

0.757

Initial rhythm

(Vf/Asystole/PEA/unknown)

6/8/7/1

1/19/7/2

0.059

Time interval (min)*

   

1

6.5 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 0.4

0.874

2

13.9 ± 1.3

13.2 ± 1.5

0.483

3

33.4 ± 2.1

32.5 ± 1.5

0.919

4

35.3 ± 2.9

34.8 ± 2.3

0.846

Defibrillation (yes/no)

9/14

3/26

0.014

Adrenalin (mg)

1.4 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.4

0.044

APACHE II score

26.4 ± 1.4

34.3 ± 1.1

< 0.001

SOFA score max

5.1 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.7

0.001

MODS (yes/no)

1/22

9/20

0.015

ISTH DIC score max

1.7 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.3

0.006

  1. *1, interval between the receipt of the emergency call and arrival of the vehicle; 2, interval between the arrival of the vehicle and the arrival at the ED; 3, interval between the receipt of the emergency call and the arrival at the ED; 4, total CPR time; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CPR, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; ISTH, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis; max, maximum score; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; Vf, ventricular fibrillation
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