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Table 3 Electrocardiographic findings

From: Accidental cold-related injury leading to hospitalization in northern Sweden: an eight-year retrospective analysis

 

n=

ECG taken

ECG-AF

ECG-VES

ECG-VT

ECG-VF

Hypothermia

244

104/244

19/104

4/104

1/104

2/104

 Mild (34.9-32°C)

154

65/154

9/65

3/65

0/65

0/65

 Moderate (28.0-31.9°C)

55

22/55

5/22

0/22

0/22

0/22

 Severe (<28.0°C)

29

17/29

5/17

1/17

2/17

2/17

 Missing data

6

     

Frostbite

105

25/105

8/25

0/25

0/25

0/25

Cold water drowing

56

21/56

1/21

2/21

0/21

0/21

  1. Abbreviations: ECG electrocardiogram, AF atrial fibrillation, VES frequent ventricular extrasystoles, VT ventricular tachycardia, VF ventricular fibrillation.
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