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Table 3 The pre-hospital incidence of post-resuscitation adverse events

From: Pre-hospital cooling of patients following cardiac arrest is effective using even low volumes of cold saline

 

TH group, number (percentage)

Control group, number (percentage)

P value

Bradycardia

1 (2.5)

1 (2.5)

1.000

Non-sustained ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia

2 (5.0)

1 (2.5)

0.541

Recurrence of cardiac arrest

4 (10.0)

5 (12.5)

0.723

Requirement of vasopressors during transport

14 (35.0)

21 (52.5)

0.115

New pulmonary edema during transport and in 12 hours after admission

0 (0)

1 (2.5)

0.314

Ongoing CPR at hospital arrival

3 (7.5)

5 (12.5)

0.456

  1. CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; TH, therapeutic mild hypothermia.