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Table 1 Comparison between survivors and non-survivors

From: Post return of spontaneous circulation factors associated with mortality in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective multicenter multinational observational study

 

Number of patients

Non-survivors

Survivors

P -value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Gasometry at 1 h

    

pH

259

7.23 (7.03 to 7.35)

7.29 (7.17 to 7.38)

0.004

PaO2, mmHg

253

78.5 (45.0 to 125.0)

81.0 (47.0 to 136.0)

0.476

PaO2/FiO2

231

85.5 (50.75 to 189.5)

111 (63 to 242)

0.101

PaCO2, mmHg

255

46 (32 to 63)

42 (34 to 52)

0.314

HCO3 mEq/L

241

18 (12.0 to 24.5)

21 (15 to 25)

0.064

BE

233

-8 (-2 to -15)

-6 (-0.75 to -12)

0.049

Lactic acid, mmol/L

136

7.2 (7 to 13)

4.1 (1.89 to 8)

0.002

FiO2

249

100 (72.5 to 100)

100 (50 to 100)

0.034

Gasometry at 24 h

    

pH

209

7.35 (7.26 to 7.42)

7.40 (7.34 to 7.45)

0.001

PaO2, mmHg

205

77 (50 to 124)

82 (49.75 to 119.25)

0.924

PaO2/FiO2

178

125 (70.25 to 242.08)

111 (63 to 242)

0.031

PaCO2, mmHg

208

42.5 (34.25 to 53.5)

41 (35 to 46)

0.175

HCO3, mEq/L

205

22 (19 to 27)

25 (21 to 29)

0.009

BE

186

-2 (-5 to 3.1)

1 (-3 to 5)

0.031

Lactic acid, mmol/L

123

2 (1.2 to 6.47)

1.4 (0.9 to 2.25)

0.007

FiO2

191

80(50 to 100)

45 (30 to 65)

0.001

Lactic acid clearance, %

99

60 (25 to 75)

68.63 (27.81 to 84.70)

0.385

Mechanical ventilation after ROSC, %

215

94.4

93.5

0.756

Vasoactive treatment

    

Patients with vasopressors after ROSC, %

173

76.3

63.9

0.039

Inotropic score after ROSC

154

80.7 (121.6)

38.3 (78.7)

0.001

Length of stay

    

Days in the PICU

224

7.9 (14.7)

17.4 (19.4)

0.001

Days in hospital ward

118

4.5 (6.9)

17.3 (19.4)

0.001

  1. Significant values marked in bold. BE, base excess; PICU, Pediatric ICU; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; FiO2, inspired oxygen fraction; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen.