Passive leg raising (n = 234) | Control (n = 211) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Return of spontaneous circulation | 65 (27.8) | 57 (27.0) | 0.86 |
Transport to the hospital | 59 (25.2) | 57 (27.0) | 0.67 |
Survival at hospital admission | 52 (22.2) | 49 (23.2) | 0.80 |
Variables at admission | |||
Initial pH | 7.17 (6.99–7.46) | 7.18 (7.09–7.28) | 0.79 |
Lactate | 4.5 (3.0–7.5) | 5.0 (4.0–6.9) | 0.79 |
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | 81 (70–93) | 78 (65–86) | 0.50 |
Radiologic findings | |||
Pulmonary complications on chest X-rays | 7 (25.9) | 5 (17.9) | 0.47 |
Brain edema on computerized tomography | 5 (29.4) | 10 (32.6) | 0.84 |
Post-resuscitation carea | |||
Days in intensive care unit | 2.0 (1.0–5.2) | 5 (3–7) | 0.41 |
Percutaneous cardiac intervention | 7 (13.5) | 6 (12.2) | 0.86 |
Controlled hypothermia treatment | 10 (19.2) | 12 (24.5) | 0.52 |
Vasoactive drugs | 17 (32.7) | 22 (44.9) | 0.21 |
Seizures activity | 8 (28.6) | 11 (30.6) | 0.86 |
Hospital cause of death | |||
Cardiac | 26 (57.8) | 22 (53.7) | 0.70 |
Respiratory | 5 (11.1) | 6 (14.6) | 0.63 |
Neurologic | 3 (6.7) | 4 (9.8) | 0.60 |
Drowning | 4 (8.9) | 3 (7.3) | 0.79 |
Traumatic | 2 (4.4) | 2 (4.9) | 0.92 |
Pulmonary embolism | 2 (4.4) | 1 (2.4) | 0.61 |
Toxics | 0 | 2 (4.9) | 0.13 |
Others | 3 (6.7) | 1 (2.4) | 0.35 |
Survival at hospital discharge | 15 (6.4) | 14 (6.6) | 0.92 |
Survival at 1 year | 10 (4.3) | 11 (5.3) | 0.63 |