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Table 5 Survival and neurological outcome according to the level of post-resuscitation care, n (%)

From: Factors determining level of hospital care and its association with outcome after resuscitation from pre-hospital pulseless electrical activity

Survival

All

n = 221

Ward /Level 1 ICU (n = 44)

Level 2 ICU (n = 138)

Level 3 ICU (n = 39)

p

90 days

62 (28.1)

11 (25.0)

39 (28.3)

12 (30.8)

0.56

1 year

53 (24.0)

8 (18.2)

33 (23.9)

12 (30.8)

0.18

CPC at 1 year

    

0.02

 1

23 (10.6)

0

15 (10.9)

8 (20.5)

 

 2

14 (6.5)

4 (9.8)

7 (5.1)

3 (7.7)

 

 3

12 (5.5)

1 (2.4)

10 (7.3)

1 (2.6)

 

 4

0

0

0

0

 

 5

168 (77.4)

36 (87.8)

105 (76.6)

27 (69.2)

 
  1. ICU Intensive care unit, CPC cerebral performance category. P-value < 0.02 for CPC at 1 year indicates that there is significant difference between the groups in at least some of the categories (CPC 1–5) and there is a trend according to increasing level of care