Table 1 Baseline and treatment characteristic and survival outcomes
From: Vasopressin in refractory out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation: preliminary results
Epinephrine only | Vasopressine | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (M/F) | 9/11 | 9/11 | 1* |
Age | 60.8 ± 11.2 | 59.6 ± 10.9 | 0.90† |
Time collapse to CPR | 7.2 | 8.1 | 0.81† |
Additional epinephrine (number of patients) | 20 | 10 | < 0.05† |
Any ROSC (Y/N) | 9/11 (45%) | 16/4 (80%) | < 0.05* |
Hospitalization (Y/N) | 8/12 (40%) | 13/7 (65%) | 0.26* |
24 hour survival (Y/N) | 5/15 (25%) | 12/8 (60%) | < 0.05* |
Discharge of hospital (Y/N) | 3/17 | 7/13 | 0.18* |