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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients included in the investigation

From: TIMP-2/IGFBP7 predicts acute kidney injury in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors

Characteristic

Study

population

(n = 48)

Patients

with AKI

(n = 31)

Patients

without AKI

(n = 17)

P value

Age (years)

63 ± 11

63 ± 12

62 ± 9

0.84

Female – n/total n (%)

4/48 (8)

2/31 (7)

2/17 (12)

0.61

Medical history

 Diabetes mellitus – n/total n (%)

8/48 (17)

5/31 (16)

3/17 (18)

1

 Arterial hypertension – n/total n (%)

25/48 (52)

15/31 (48)

10/17 (59)

0.56

 Coronary heart disease – n/total n (%)

42/48 (88)

28/31 (90)

14/17 (82)

0.68

 Advanced renal disease – n/total n (%)

11/48 (23)

7/31 (23)

4/17 (22)

0.42

Cause of cardiac arrest

 Cardiogenic shock

42/48 (87.5)

27/31 (87)

15/17 (88)

1

 Myocardial infarction – n/total n (%)

32/48 (67)

23/31 (74)

9/17 (59)

0.20

  - Primary arrhythmia – n/total n (%)

10/48 (21)

4/31 (13)

6/17 (35)

0.14

 Septic shock

6/48 (12.5)

4/31 (16)

2/17 (12)

1

  - Pulmonary focus – n/total n (%)

5/48 (10)

3/31 (10)

2/17 (12)

1

  - Skin infection – n/total n (%)

1/48 (2)

1/31 (3)

0/17 (0)

1

 Witnessed cardiac arrest – n/total n (%)

33/48 (69)

18/31 (58)

15/17 (88)

<0.05

 Basic life support provided by

bystander – n/total n (%)

18/48 (38)

13/31 (42)

5/17 (29)

0.50

 Ventricular fibrillation or pulseless

ventricular tachycardia – n/total n (%)

41/48 (85)

26/31 (84)

15/17 (88)

1

 Number of defibrillations/shocks

3.3 ± 2.5

3.6 ± 2.7

2.8 ± 1.8

0.36

 Dose of epinephrine during CPR (mg)

3.3 ± 3.8

4.5 ± 4.1

1.5 ± 2.0

<0.05

 Time from determined collapse to ROSC (min)

23 ± 19

25 ± 17

14 ± 5

<0.05

Outcome

 Period of ICU hospitalization (days)

17 ± 12

19 ± 9

16 ± 19

0.42

 Ventilation time (days)

10 ± 9

9 ± 6

12 ± 9

0.50

 Hospital mortality – n/total n (%)

14/48 (29)

13/31 (42)

1/17 (6)

<0.01

 Favourable neurological outcome – n/total n (%)

29/48 (60)

15/31 (48)

14/17 (82)

0.03

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, ICU Intensive Care Unit