Table 1 Characteristics of 1639 patients suffering an in-hospital cardiac arrest during 2007–2017 in Karolinska University Hospital
From: Survival of in-hospital cardiac arrest in men and women in a large Swedish cohort
Women Number (%) 650 (100) | Men Number (%) 989 (100) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age category | < 0.01 | ||
18–50 | 50 (8) | 101 (10) | |
51–60 | 84 (13) | 117 (12) | |
61–70 | 131 (20) | 271 (27) | |
71–80 | 192 (30) | 288 (29) | |
≥ 81 | 193 (30) | 212 (21) | |
Charlson co-morbidity index | 0.64 | ||
None 0 points | 222 (34) | 346 (35) | |
Low 1–2 points | 226 (35) | 331 (33) | |
Moderate 3–5 points | 152 (23) | 220 (22) | |
High 6–8 points | 50 (8) | 92 (9) | |
National Early Warning Score 2015–2017** | 240 (100) | 207 (100) | 0.10 |
Low 0-4points | 97 (40) | 66 (32) | |
Medium 5–6 points or a single 3 point | 46 (19) | 50 (24) | |
High, at least 7 points | 44 (18) | 31 (15) | |
Missing | 53 (22) | 60 (29) | |
Place of cardiac arrest | 0.09 | ||
Patient ward | 261 (40) | 401 (41) | |
High Dependency Unit | 163 (25) | 234 (24) | |
Intensive care unit | 57 (9) | 105 (11) | |
Operating/procedure rooms | 11 (2) | 19 (2) | |
Angio cath lab | 38 (6) | 86 (9) | |
Emergency Department | 66 (10) | 89 (9) | |
Others incl. x-ray department | 54 (8) | 55 (6) | |
ECG- surveillance | 0.01 | ||
Yes | 299 (46) | 509 (51) | |
No | 343 (53) | 453 (46) | |
Missing | 8 (1) | 27 (3) | |
Witnessed cardiac arrest | 0.20 | ||
Yes | 522 (80) | 766 (72) | |
No | 119 (18) | 206 (21) | |
Missing | 9 (1) | 17 (2) | |
First documented heart rhythm | < 0.01 | ||
VT/VF | 105 (16) | 241 (24) | |
PEA/asystole | 422 (65) | 623 (63) | |
Missing | 123 (19) | 125 (13) | |
CRP duration (minutes) | |||
All, Median (IQR) | 8 (2–18) | 6 (2–16) | 0.14 |
ROSC | 5 (2–11) | 5 (2–12) | |
No ROSC | 22 (14–35) | 20 (12–30) | |
ROS | 0.09 | ||
Yes | 350 (54) | 490 (50) | |
Decision to withdraw/withhold life-sustainable treatments among those having ROSC 2015–2017 | |||
Yes | 25 (17€) | 22 (17€) | |
Hypothermia/Target Temperature Management | |||
Yes | 27 (8***) | 66 (13***) | 0.11 |