Table 2 Characteristics of the 183 patients included
From: An evaluation of the Swiss staging model for hypothermia using case reports from the literature
Age in years, median (IQR) | 40 (17;60) |
Sex male, n (%) | 111 (61) |
Temperature in °C, median (IQR) | 25.2 (22;28) |
First cardiac rhythm, n (%) | |
Asystole | 36 (31) |
Sinus rhythm | 35 (29.9) |
Ventricular fibrillation | 23 (19.7) |
Atrial fibrillation | 13 (11.1) |
Others/unknown | 66 (36) |
Rewarming method (information available for 166 patients), n (%) | |
ECMO/CPB | 62 (37.4) |
Haemodialysis | 9 (5.4) |
Endovascular | 5 (3.0) |
Others/external rewarming | 90 (54.2) |
Outcome (CPC available for 125 patients), n (%) | |
1 | 149 (81.4) |
2 or 3 | 10 (5.5) |
4 | 1 (0.5) |
5 | 6 (3.3) |
Missing information | 17 (9.3) |