Table 1 Initial blood glucose levels in mmol/L, rate of cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during various initial cardiac rhythms observed in adult trauma patients (n = 18,879)
Blood glucose | p | Age | p | Cardiac arrest in relation to initial glucose concentration | ROSC in relation to initial glucose concentration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤4.20 mmol/L | 4.21–10.0 mmol/L | > 10.0 mmol/L | ≤4.20 mmol/L | 4.21–10.0 mmol/L | > 10.0 mmol/L | |||||
Normal sinus rhythm | 6.7 ± 2.1 | 50.9 ± 19.4 | 0/372 0% | 56/10,080 0.6% | 14/587 2.4% | – | 43/56 76.8% | 11/14 78.6% | ||
Shockable rhythms | ||||||||||
Ventricular fibrillation Pulseless ventricular tachycardia | 9.0 ± 3.2 | < 0.0001 | 64.2 ± 12.9 | 0.0004 | 1/1100% | 14/14100% | 8/8100% | 1/1100% | 10/14 71.4% | 7/8 87.5% |
9.8 ± 1.8 | 0.008 | 58.5 ± 12.5 | 0.44 | 0 | 2/2100% | 2/2100% | – | 2/2100% | 2/2100% | |
Non-shockable rhythms | ||||||||||
Asystole Pulseless electrical activity | 6.7 ± 2.4 | 0.69 | 48.8 ± 19.4 | 0.21 | 20/20100% | 113/113100% | 16/16100% | 4/20 20% | 40/113 35.4% | 8/16 50% |
6.6 ± 2.3 | 0.45 | 57.2 ± 20.4 | 0.015 | 4/4100% | 60/60100% | 5/5100% | 1/4 25% | 32/60 53.3% | 3/5 60% | |
Bradyarrhythmia | 6.9 ± 2.4 | 0.036 | 58.0 ± 20.5 | 0.0004 | 3/50 6.0% | 25/943 2.7% | 4/79 5.1% | 2/3 66.7% | 17/22 77.3% | 3/4 75% |
Tachyarrhythmia | 7.0 ± 2.4 | < 0.0001 | 45.8 ± 19.3 | < 0.0001 | 3/186 1.6% | 88/5298 1.7% | 17/475 3.6% | 2/3 66.7% | 70/88 79.5% | 15/17 88.2% |
Normofrequent Arrhythmia | 8.0 ± 3.1 | < 0.0001 | 77.3 ± 11.2 | < 0.0001 | 0/9 | 1/359 0.3% | 3/79 3.8% | – | 1/1100% | 3/3100% |
Other | ||||||||||
Pacemaker ECG | 8.1 ± 3.1 | < 0.0001 | 76.5 ± 9.6 | < 0.0001 | – | 1/87 1.1% | 1/20 5.0% | – | 1/1100% | 1/1100% |
Myocardial infarction ECG | 7.2 ± 1.2 | 0.051 | 69.1 ± 15.4 | 0.0027 | – | 5/11 45.5% | – | – | 3/5 60% | – |