Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Mild hypothermia during advanced life support: a preliminary study in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 53 (47 to 65) |
Men (n [%]) | 26 (78.7) |
Witnessed cardiac arrest (n [%]) | 26 (78.7) |
Basic life support (n [%]) | 9 (34.6) |
Ventricular fibrillation (n [%]) | 8 (24.3) |
Asystole plus pulseless electrical activity (n [%]) | 25 (75.7) |
Defibrillations (n) | 1 (0 to 4) |
Epinephrin (mg) | 15 (4 to 20) |
End-tidal carbon dioxide at ROSC (mmHg) | 33 (19 to 47) |
No-flow time (minutes) | 10 (5 to 14) |
Low-flow time (minutes)a | 16 (11.5 to 25) |
Time from collapse to ROSC (minutes)a | 25 (20.2 to 35.7) |
Time from ROSC to mild hypothermia (minutes)a | 16 (11.5 to 25) |
PaO2/FiO2b | 300 (159 to 403) |
pH arterial blood gasb | 7.16 (7.02 to 7.23) |
Lactates (mmol/l)b | 9.5 (3.7 to 11.3) |
Serum creatinine (μmol/l)b | 147 (94 to 179) |
Sodium (mmol/l)b | 138 (136 to 139) |
Potassium (mmol/l)b | 4.1 (3.8 to 4.5) |
Calcemia (mmol/l)b | 2.1 (2.1 to 2.3) |
Chloride (mmol/l)b | 107 (101 to 109) |
Haemoglobin (g/dl)b | 12.9 (11.9 to 13.4) |
Haematocrit (%)b | 39.1 (36.4 to 40.7) |
Platelet count (g/l)b | 165,500 (88,000 to 208,000) |