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Table 2 Baseline characteristics according to natremia category

From: Dysnatremia at ICU admission and functional outcome of cardiac arrest: insights from four randomised controlled trials

 

Normonatremia

(n = 893)

Hyponatremia

(n = 211)

Hypernatemia

(n = 31)

Males, n (%)

651 (72.9)

156 (73.9)

19 (61.3)

Age, years, mean ± SD

62.9 ± 13.2

63.2 ± 12.2

60.1 ± 18.3

Height, cm, mean ± SD

172.9 ± 10.5

172.1 ± 8.8

168.4 ± 10.2

Weight, Kg, mean ± SD

83.3 ± 18.9

80.0 ± 18.2

75.2 ± 22.9

Body Mass Index, Kg·m2, mean ± SD

28.2 ± 12.3

27.3 ± 6.0

27.3 ± 7.9

Glasgow Coma Scale score at enrolment, median [Q1–Q3]

3.0 [3.0–3.0]

3.0 [3.0–3.0]

3.0 [3.0–3.0]

Cardiac cause of arrest, n (%)

596 (66.7)

121 (57.3)

8 (25.8)

Shockable rhythm, n (%)

452 (50.6)

80 (37.9)

4 (12.9)

Chronic heart disease, n (%)

390 (43.7)

112 (53.1)

12 (38.7)

Chronic pulmonary disease, n (%)

168 (18.8)

70 (33.2)

7 (22.6)

Bystander witnessed cardiac arrest, n (%)

848 (95.0)

195 (92.9)

29 (93.5)

Bystander performed CPR, n (%)

674 (75.6)

149 (71.0)

26 (83.9)

Location at cardiac arrest

   

Place of residence, n (%)

478 (53.5)

102 (48.3)

8 (25.8)

Public place, n (%)

315 (35.3)

68 (32.2)

10 (32.3)

Hospital, n (%)

100 (11.2)

41 (19.4)

13 (41.9)

Body temperature, °C, mean ± SD

35.2 ± 1.3

35.2 ± 1.5

35.2 ± 1.7

SAPSII, mean ± SD

69.0 ± 17.7

72.2 ± 17.5

78.0 ± 14.0

No-flow duration minutes, median [Q1–Q3]

0.0 [0.0–5.0]

0.0 [0.0–5.0]

0.5 [0.0–5.0]

Low-flow duration minutes, median [Q1–Q3]

18.0 [12.0–26.0]

18.0 [10.0–25.0]

21.0 [10.0–32.0]

Time to ROSC, minutes, median [Q1–Q3]

20.0 [15.0–28.0]

21.0 [15.0–30.0]

20.5 [11.0–39.0]

Epinephrine injection performed, n (%)

618 (77.4)

157 (84.4)

29 (93.5)

Epinephrine dose, mg, median [Q1–Q3]

2.0 [0.0–4.0]

2.0 [1.0–4.0]

4.0 [2.0–6.0]

Amiodarone injection, n (%)

216 (27.1)

32 (17.2)

2 (6.5)

Bicarbonate injection, n (%)

40 (5.0)

9 (4.8)

8 (25.8)

Vasopressor at inclusion n (%)

336 (56.2)

97 (58.8)

22 (81.5)

ST-elevation myocardial infarction n (%)

365 (41.7)

66 (32.2)

5 (17.9)

Coronary angiography, n (%)

480 (53.8)

104 (49.3)

4 (12.9)

Successful angioplasty, n (%)

215 (24.1)

42 (19.9)

2 (6.5)

Admission pH, median [Q1–Q3]

7.3 [7.2–7.3]

7.3 [7.2–7.3]

7.2 [7.0–7.3]

Lactates, mmol/L, median [Q1–Q3]

3.4 [1.8–6.7]

3.9 [1.9–7.2]

9.4 [4.8–14.6]

Serum creatinine, µmol/L, median [Q1–Q3]

100.0 [80.0–129.0]

103.0 [78.0–143.0]

137.0 [86.0–183.0]

Blood glucose, mmol/L, mean ± SD

11.9 ± 5.4

13.9 ± 10.2

11.9 ± 8.0

PaCO2, mmHg, mean ± SD

45.8 ± 13.1

45.1 ± 16.9

50.1 ± 19.0

PaO2, mmHg, mean ± SD

169.3 ± 113.8

171.7 ± 117.2

202.4 ± 140.8

NSE on day 2, ng/mL, median [Q1–Q3]

23.9 [18.0–35.8]

24.0 [17.4–35.0]

63.4 [9.0–90.2]

NSE on day 3, ng/mL, median [Q1–Q3]

20.9 [14.7–44.0]

21.7 [15.4–48.5]

26.9 [5.9–33.9]

Potassium, mmol/L, mean ± SD

4.2 ± 0.9

4.7 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 1.5

Urea, mmol/L, mean ± SD

8.4 ± 6.1

9.7 ± 10.9

11.3 ± 8.9

Normo-osmolality, n (%)

414 (75.5)

75 (48.4)

1 (3.7)

Hypo-osmolality, n (%)

2 (0.4)

78 (50.3)

0 (0.0)

Hyperosmolality, n (%)

132 (24.1)

2 (1.3)

26 (96.3)

mCAHP score, median [Q1–Q3]

90.6 [71.2–106.8]

91.4 [79.0–105.5]

96.0 [84.3–109.3]

  1. CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; SAPSII: Simplified Acute Physiology Score version II; ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation; PaO2: partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood; PaCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood; NSE: neuron-specific enolase; mCAHP: modified Cardiac Arrest Hospital Prognosis