Table 1 Demographics, etiology, clinical characteristics and outcome.
Patient characteristics | n= 34 |
|---|---|
Age (mean)(SD; range) | 61 (13.2; 32 - 84) |
Female | 9 (27%) |
CA of cardiac etiology | 27 (79%) |
Initial cardiac arrest rhythm | Â |
Asytole | 3 (8.8%) |
Pulseless electric activity | 8 (23.5%) |
Ventricular fibrillation | 23 (67.65%) |
Time to ROSC (min), mean (SD; range) | 27.8 (30.4; 5 - 180) |
Clinical characteristics at rewarming: | Â |
Presence of all brainstem reflexes | 20 (58.8%) |
Flexor motor response or better | 16 (47.1%) |
Myoclonus | 7 (20.6%) |
In-hospital survivors | 19 (55.9%) |
Vegetative state | 0 (0%) |
Minimal conscious state | 1 (5.3%) |
Awakening | 18 (94.7%) |
CPC at 3 months | Â |
1 | 8 (23.5%) |
2 | 6 (17.65%) |
3 | 5 (14.7%) |
4 | 0 (0%) |
5 | 15 (44.1%) |