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Table 2 Cerebral saturation values

From: Increase in cerebral oxygenation during advanced life support in out-of-hospital patients is associated with return of spontaneous circulation

 

No ROSC

ROSC

P value

 

( n = 30)

( n = 19)

 

Initial rSO2

20 % (±13)

28% (±20)

0.07

Initial rSO2, lowest value of the first minute

19% (7 to 30)

24% (8 to 39)

0.10

Initial rSO2, mean of the first minute

27% (14 to 33)

35% (8 to 43)

0.11

Lowest rSO2 value

19% (7 to 3)

24 %(8 to 39)

0.14

Highest rSO2 value, ROSC included

40% (±16)

56% (±14)

<0.01

Highest rSO2 until 2 minutes before ROSC

40% (±16)

52% (±14)

<0.01

Mean rSO2, ROSC included

31% (±4)

42% (±8)

0.02

Mean rSO2 until 2 minutes before ROSC

31% (±4)

39% (±7)

0.05

Increase in rSO2, ROSC included

10% (4 to 15)

18% (15 to 33)

<0.01

Increase in rSO2 until 2 minutes before ROSC

10% (4 to 15)

16% (9 to 32)

0.02

Increase in rSO2 until 16 minutes

11% (6 to 19) (14 pts)

16% (11 to 36) (19 pts)

0.05

% time spent rSO2 ≤ 30%, ROSC included

25 (0 to 100)

1 (0 to 37)

0.03

% time spent rSO2 ≤ 30% until 2 minutes before ROSC

25 (0 to 100)

2 (0 to 36)

0.05

  1. Parametric data expressed as mean (± standard deviation), nonparametric data as median (interquartile range). rSO2, cerebral tissue saturation; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation.