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Table 1 Epidemiological data are presented covering 2108 patients, who were treated in the ER after only CPR in the ER (n = 1197) and after prehospital and additional CPR in the ER (n = 911)

From: Outcome and predictors for successful resuscitation in the emergency room of adult patients in traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest

 

Control group

CPR in the ER

n = 36391

n = 2108

Age (years)

48.1 ± 20.1

49.0 ± 21.0

ISS

27.9 ± 11.0

42.0 ± 18.1

Male/female

27.1 %/72.9 %

29.9 %/70.1 %

Trauma cause

 Car

27.4 %

29.2 %

 Motorcycle

14,0 %

13.8 %

 Bicycle

8.4 %

7.1 %

 Pedestrian

7.8 %

13,0 %

 High fall (≥3 m)

19.1 %

19.7 %

 Low fall

14.5 %

4.7 %

 Others

8.9 %

12.6 %

Traffic accident

41.5 %

35.2 %

Blunt trauma

95.7 %

92.1 %

Penetrating trauma

4.3 %

7.9 %

AIS head ≥3

56.8 %

58.6 %

AIS thorax ≥3

56.2 %

73.6 %

AIS abdomen ≥3

18.4 %

31.8 %

AIS extremities ≥3

33.9 %

46.5 %

Preclinical volume (ml)

1107 ± 864

1601 ± 1155

Time from accident to hospital admission (min)

68.4 ± 29.3

64.0 ± 27.2

Preclinical resuscitation

2.6 %

56.8 %

Preclinical GCS ≤8

31.9 %

70.6 %

Preclinical shock (BP ≤90mmHG)

17.0 %

59.9 %

Preclinical intubation

49.6 %

84.8 %

Preclinical transfusion of catecholamines

9.1 %

53.3 %

Preclinical thoracic drainage

5.4 %

18.0 %

Mild hypotension on admission (BP ≤90mmHG)

13.4 %

63.6 %

Blood transfusion: number of packed red blood cell units

21.9 %

63.6 %

TASH score

6.2 ± 5.0

13.8 ± 6.0

Hemoglobin ER

12.1 ± 2.6

9.1 ± 3.6

Quick’s value ER

79.1 ± 22.9

50.7 ± 28.0

INR ER

1.28 ± 0.65

2.34 ± 2.02

Base excess ER

– 3.0 ± 4.5

– 12.3 ± 9.1

Coagulopathy

29.2 %

70.8 %

  1. The “Control group” comprises 36,391 patients who were treated in the ER (including 35,477 patients without any CPR and 944 patients after prehospital CPR)
  2. ER emergency room, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ISS Injury Severity Score, AIS Abbreviated Injury Severity Score, GCS Glasgow Coma Score, BP blood pressure, TASH Trauma-Associated Severe Haemorrhage, INR international normalised ratio