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Table 4 Survival outcomes by hospital quartile of endotracheal intubation during CPR and stratified by presenting rhythm

From: Retrospective cohort study of hospital variation in airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest and the association with patient survival: insights from Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation

 

All patients

Hospital quartile of intubation rate during CPR

1 (lowest)

2

3

4 (highest)

VT/VF

 Survival to discharge

  Unadjusted rate, N (%)

14,898 (47.1)

3677 (50.4)

4436 (47.4)

4345 (46.4)

2440 (43.5)

  Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.94 (0.83, 1.06)

P = 0.29

0.88 (0.78, 0.99)

P = 0.03

0.82 (0.72, 0.93)

P = 0.002

ROSC

 Unadjusted rate, N (%)

24,040 (76.0)

5833 (80.0)

7063 (75.5)

7036 (75.2)

4108 (73.3)

 Adjusted odds ratio, (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.82 (0.72, 0.94)

P = 0.006

0.78

(0.68, 0.90)

P = 0.001

0.70

(0.60, 0.81)

P < .001

Survival to 24 h

 Unadjusted rate, N (%)

19,651 (62.1)

4716 (64.6)

5823 (62.2)

5785 (61.8)

3327 (59.3)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.94 (0.84, 1.05)

P = 0.26

0.90 (0.80, 1.00)

P = 0.05

0.80 (0.71, 0.91)

P = 0.001

PEA/asystole

 Survival to discharge

  Unadjusted rate, N (%)

23,537 (19.0)

5249 (20.6)

6996 (19.9)

6920 (18.2)

4372 (17.6)

  Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.95 (0.85, 1.05)

P = 0.30

0.84 (0.76, 0.94)

P = 0.002

0.82 (0.73, 0.91)

P < .001

ROSC

 Unadjusted rate, N (%)

75,841 (61.4)

16,450 (64.5)

21,594 (61.4)

22,874 (60.0)

14,923 (60.2)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.92 (0.82, 1.03)

P = 0.16

0.84 (0.75, 0.94)

P = 0.003

0.85 (0.76, 0.96)

P = 0.008

Survival to 24 h

 Unadjusted rate, N (%)

46,088 (37.3)

9703 (38.0)

13,243 (37.7)

14,007 (36.7)

9135 (36.8)

 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Reference

0.96 (0.88, 1.04)

P = 0.33

0.90 (0.82, 0.97)

P = 0.01

0.90 (0.82, 0.98)

P = 0.02

  1. Abbreviations: N number, CI confidence interval, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation