Table 1 Demographic data of cardiac arrest patients
From: Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest
Total IHCA (n = 187) | Survivor (n = 108) | Non-survivor (n = 79) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (male) | 121 (64.7) | 69 (63.9) | 52 (65.8) | 0.08 |
Age, years | 67.0 (55.0–76.0) | 67.0 (55.0–74.0) | 71.0 (58.5–77.5) | 0.18 |
Medical history | ||||
Cardiac arrest | 5 (2.7) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (2.5) | 0.92 |
Myocardial infarction | 12 (6.4) | 11 (10.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0.01 |
PCI history | 16 (8.6) | 12 (1.1) | 4 (5.1) | 0.14 |
CABG history | 7 (3.7) | 5 (4.6) | 2 (2.5) | 0.46 |
Arrhythmia | 28 (15.0) | 22 (20.4) | 6 (7.6) | 0.02 |
Heart failure | 24 (12.8) | 18 (16.7) | 6 (7.6) | 0.07 |
Hypertension | 66 (35.3) | 47 (43.5) | 19 (24.1) | < 0.01 |
Diabetes | 56 (29.9) | 41 (38.0) | 15 (19.0) | < 0.01 |
Chronic lung disease | 16 (8.6) | 9 (8.3) | 7 (8.9) | 0.89 |
Stroke | 16 (8.6) | 9 (8.3) | 7 (8.9) | 0.90 |
Chronic renal failure | 22 (11.8) | 15 (13.9) | 7 (8.9) | 0.29 |
Liver cirrhosis | 9 (4.8) | 6 (5.6) | 3 (3.8) | 0.58 |
Malignancy | 59 (31.6) | 27 (25.0) | 32 (40.5) | 0.02 |
Presumed arrest cause | ||||
Cardiac | 61 (32.6) | 37 (34.3) | 24 (30.4) | 0.58 |
Respiratory | 42 (22.5) | 30 (27.8) | 12 (15.2) | 0.04 |
Bleeding | 20 (10.7) | 10 (9.3) | 10 (12.7) | 0.46 |
Others | 64 (33.3) | 30 (28.7) | 33 (41.7) | 0.06 |