Table 1 Characteristics of all patients according to neurological outcome 90 days after return of spontaneous circulation

 1

24 (96)

0 (0)

 2

1 (4)

0 (0)

 3

0 (0)

13 (12.6)

 4

0 (0)

17 (16.5)

 5

0 (0)

73 (70.9)

 Cardiac etiology, n (%)

23 (92)

50 (49)

0.001

 Age, median (IQR)

60 (48–71)

72 (63–83)

0.001

 Male sex, n (%)

24 (96)

64 (62)

0.001

 Witness, n (%)

18 (72)

72 (70)

1.00

 Bystander CPR, n (%)

14 (56)

37 (36)

0.073

 Initial shockable wave, n (%)

17 (68)

30 (29)

0.001

 Time interval from emergency call to ROSC, minutes, mean ± SD

28.4 ± 22.3

46.7 ± 25.0

<0.001

 Adrenaline administration, mg, median (IQR)

0 (0–1)

2 (1–3)

0.001

 PCI performed, n (%)

13 (52)

21 (20)

0.002

 Therapeutic hypothermia performed, n (%)

17 (68)

53 (51)

0.18

 Required vasopressor, yes, n (%)

7 (28)

77 (75)

<0.001

 SOFA on admission, mean ± SD

8.1 ± 2.6

10.1 ± 2.6

0.001

 SOFA excluding GCS, mean ± SD

4.2 ± 2.7

6.1 ± 2.5

0.001

  GCS

3.9 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.1

0.223

  PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio

2.4 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.4

0.448

  Circulation

1.0 ± 1.4

2.2 ± 1.4

<0.001

  Total bilirubin

0 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.3

0.011

  Creatinine

0.7 ± 1.1

0.7 ± 1.1

0.94

  Platelet

0.7 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.7

0.001