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Table 3 Predictors of hospital survival with a favourable neurological outcome in univariate and multivariate analysis

From: ACS network-based implementation of therapeutic hypothermia for the treatment of comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors improves clinical outcomes: the first European experience

Univariate analysis

 

OR

95% CI

p

OHCA with shockable rhythm

5.50

1.07-28.16

p < 0.05

Treatment with MTH

3.90

1.35-11.27

p < 0.02

Glasgow Coma Score on hospital admission [patients with >3 points vs. patients with 3 points]

3.53

1.18-10.53

p < 0.02

Prior myocardial infarction

0.38

0.12-1.20

p = 0.097

Age [for a 10 year increase]

0.34

0.18-0.63

p < 0.001

Multivariate analysis

 

OR

95% CI

p

Treatment with MTH

4.13

1.20-14.19

p < 0.03

Age [for a 10 year increase]

0.33

0.17-0.64

p < 0.002

  1. Results are presented according to decreasing values of odds ratios.
  2. CI Confidence interval; MTH Mild therapeutic hypothermia; OHCA Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; OR Odds ratio.