Changes in S-100 protein serum levels in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia: a prospective, observational study

Table 1 Demographical and clinical variables of patients treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) or normothermia (NT)

	MTH (n = 37)	NT (n = 31)	P
Age, years	62.6 ± 15.7	67.1 ± 14.0	0.229
Sex, % male	64.7	74.2	0.442
Survival time, hours	120 ± 42	115 ± 24	0.914
Survivors, %	78.4	54.8	0.067
Good neurological outcome, %	56.8	45.2	0.341
Call-response-interval, min:sec	03:19 ± 02:26	03:05 ± 01:57	0.660
Total adrenaline, mg	4.3 ± 3.8	3.2 ± 3.8	0.286
Total shocks, n	3.5 ± 2.6	3.8 ± 5.7	0.760
Arrest witnessed, %	40.5	51.6	0.411
Initial rhythm VF, %	66.7	51.6	0.220
Cardiac origin of arrest, %	91.9	64.5	0.052
Proof of any pathogen, %*	67.6	12.9	0.001
Catecholamines at any time, %*	97.3	71.0	0.002
Core temperature at BL, °C*	35.5	36.4	0.011
Glasgow coma scale at BL	3 ± 2	4 ± 3	0.339

Results presented as mean ± standard deviation. * P < 0.05 MTH vs. NT. BL = baseline; VF = ventricular fibrillation.

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