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Table 1 Epidemiological values of the study population (n = 1552)

From: Prognostic value of venous blood analysis at the start of CPR in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: association with ROSC and the neurological outcome

Condition

n (%)

Gender

Male

1234 (79.5)

Female

318 (20.5)

Age (years)

Global

64.83 ± 15.62

Male

63.56 ± 15.19

Female

69.76 ± 16.31

First monitored rhythm

VF/pulseless VT

664 (42.78)

Asystole

741 (47.75)

PEA

147 (9.47)

Previous CPR by witnesses

No previous CPR

599 (38.60)

Untrained personnel

469 (30.22)

Trained personnel

310 (19.97)

SAMUR-PC staff

174 (11.21)

  1. CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, PEA pulseless electrical activity, VF ventricular fibrillation, VT ventricular tachycardia
  2. Data are expressed as mean values ± standard deviation for continuous variables and number of cases (percentage) for categorical variables