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Table 4 Neurological outcome at 180 days according to the groups and initial rhythms

From: Extracorporeal versus conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the Prague OHCA trial

Parameter

Prehospital ROSC (n = 83)

No ROSC and ACLS (n = 81)

No ROSC and ECPR (n = 92)

P value

Good neurological Outcome CPC 1 + 2

47 (56.6%)

1 (1.2%)

20 (21.7%)

 < 0.001

 Initial VF

44/63 (69.8%)

0/36 (0%)

19/57 (33.3%)

 < 0.001

 Initial PEA/Asystole

3/20 (15%)

1/45 (2%)

1/35 (2.9%)

0.07

CPC of 180-day survivors

 CPC 1

44 (86.3%)

1 (100%)

18 (81.8%)

0.91

 CPC 2

3 (5.9%)

0

2 (9.1%)

 CPC 3

2 (3.9%)

0

0

 CPC 4

2 (3.9%)

0

2 (9.1%)

  1. Highlighted in bold are the values which are statistically significant (less than 0.05)
  2. ACLS advanced cardiac life support, CPC cerebral performance category, ECPR extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, PEA pulseless electrical activity, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, VF ventricular fibrillation