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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Beyond dichotomy: patterns and amplitudes of SSEPs and neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest

Variables

Total participants (n = 192)

Male, n (%)

130 (67.7)

Age, years, mean ± SD

54.3 ± 16.3

OHCA, n (%)

172 (89.6)

Cardiac cause, n (%)

119 (62.0)

Witnessed, n (%)

136 (70.8)

Bystander CPR, n (%)

103 (53.6)

Shockable rhythm, n (%)

58 (30.2)

Time form arrest to ROSC, min, mean ± SD

33.5 ± 21.9

Time from ROSC to SSEP, h, median (IQR)

41.6 (22.6–70.6)

Length of hospital stays, days, median (IQR)

12.0 (6.0–23.0)

Neurological outcome 6 months after ROSC

 CPC 1, n (%)

45 (23.4)

 CPC 2, n (%)

6 (3.1)

 CPC 3, n (%)

11 (5.7)

 CPC 4, n (%)

16 (8.3)

 CPC 5, n (%)

114 (59.4)

  1. OHCA out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, SD standard deviation, SSEP somatosensory evoked potential, IQR interquartile range, CPC Cerebral Performance Category