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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in this study

From: Early brain computed tomography findings are associated with outcome in patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

 

Good outcome (n = 21)

Poor outcome (n = 30)

p

Age, years, mean ± SD

55.3 ± 14.6

51.3 ± 16.8

0.365

Male, N (%)

17 (56.7)

16 (76.2)

0.200

Underlying disease, N (%)

   

 Hypertension

2 (9.5)

7 (23.3)

0.203

 Diabetes

2 (9.5)

4 (13.3)

0.678

 Stroke

0

2 (6.7)

0.227

 Coronary disease

4 (19.0)

1 (3.3)

0.063

 Renal disease

0

1 (3.3)

0.398

 Pulmonary disease

0

4 (13.3)

0.081

Witnessed arrest, N (%)

16 (53.3)

19 (90.5)

0.005

Bystander CPR, N (%)

11 (36.7)

12 (57.1)

0.100

Shockable rhythm, N (%)

5 (16.7)

15 (71.4)

<0.001

Cardiac etiology, N (%)

15 (50.0)

20 (95.2)

0.001

Time, min, median (IQR)

   

 collapse to CPR start

1.0 (0.0-6.0)

7.5 (3.75-21.0)

0.009

 CPR start to ROSC

20.0 (12.0-31.5)

23.5 (19.0-30.0)

0.276

 collapse to ROSC

25.0 (19.0-35.5)

34.5 (25.8-48.3)

0.018

Epinephrine dose during resuscitation, median (IQR)

3.0 (2.0-4.0)

2.0 (0.0-5.0)

0.388

Time from ROSC to CT, min, median (IQR)

15.5 (6.8-25.8)

13.0 (6.5-21.5)

0.619

Neurologic examination after ROSC, N (%)

   

 GCS scores 3

14 (66.7)

30 (100.0)

0.009

 GCS scores 4

1 (4.8)

0

 

 GCS scores 5

3 (14.3)

0

 

 GCS scores 6

3 (14.3)

0

 

 Present pupillary light reflex

10 (47.6)

4 (13.3)

0.007

 Present corneal reflex

9 (42.9)

2 (6.7)

0.002

 Present motor response

8 (38.1)

0

<0.001

Outcome

   

 Length of hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

16.0 (13.0-29.0)

4.0 (3.0-7.3)

<0.001

 Survival discharge, N (%)

21

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  1. SD standard deviation, CT computed tomography, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, OHCA out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, IQR interquartile range, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, GCS Glasgow coma scale.