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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical factors at resuscitation in all patients and between ICU survivors and non-survivors and patients with good and poor outcome at 12 months

From: Elevated plasma heparin-binding protein is associated with early death after resuscitation from cardiac arrest

 

Whole population (n = 278)

ICU survival

12-month neurological outcome°

Yes (n = 229)

No (n = 49)

Good (n = 133)

Poor (n = 143)

Age, mean (SD)

63 ± 13

63 ± 12

64 ± 14

60 ± 12§

65 ± 13

Sex (male), n (%)

229 (82)

189 (83)

40 (82)

109 (82)

119 (83)

Shockable rhythm, n (%)

180 (65)

163 (71)**

17 (35)

108 (81)§

71 (50)

Witnessed cardiac arrest, n (%)

254 (91)

212 (93)

42 (86)

128 (96)§

124 (87)

Bystander-initiated BLS, n (%)

158 (57)

133 (58)

25 (51)

82 (62)

76 (53)

Adrenaline used, n (%)

186 (67)

141 (62)**

45 (92)

67 (50)§

118 (83)

Time to ROSC in min, mean (SD)

21 ± 11

20 ± 11**

25 ± 10

18 ± 10§

24 ± 11

Therapeutic hypothermia, n (%)

202 (73)

173 (76)*

29 (59)

104 (78)

97 (68)

  1. Chi-square test for categorical variables; analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous variables
  2. ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, BLS basic life support, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation
  3. °Data on 12-month survival/outcome were missing for two patients
  4. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 vs. ICU death; § p < 0.01 vs. poor outcome at 12 months
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