Table 3 Baseline characteristics and treatment parameters of patients in whom eCPR was initiated stratified by survivor status

Gender (male)

93 (74%)

79 (73%)

14 (78%)

n.s.

Age (years)

52 (42–61)

52 (41–59)

59 (46–66)

n.s.

OHCA

85 (67,5%)

77 (71%)

8 (44%)

< 0,05

EMS first rhythm (shockable)

64 (51%)

53 (49%)

11 (61%)

n.s.

Rhythm on admission (shockable)

32 (25%)

24 (22%)

8 (44%)

< 0,05

Epinephrine (mg; total amount)

7 (4–10)

7 (4–11)

5 (1–7)

< 0,05

 Cardiac

76 (60%)

64 (59%)

12 (67%)

n.s.

 Non-cardiac

50 (40%)

44 (41%)

6 (33%)

 APACHE (admission)

41 (38–46)

42 (38–47)

39 (37–43)

n.s.

 Ventilator time (hours)

25 (6–86)

15 (6–59)

722 (242–1003)

< 0.05

 Collapse to admission (min)

57 (45–67)

60 (46–70)

33 (13–53)

< 0,05

 Collapse to eCPR (min)

89 (73–111)

90 (74–114)

58 (12–85)

< 0,05

 ECPR duration (hours)

20.7 (5.1–63)

12 (5–44.1)

89 (49–153.7)

< 0.05

 pH

7.1 (6.9–7,2)

7 (6.9–7.2)

7.2 (7.15–7.4)

<  0.05

 Lactate

137 (104–173)

143 (111–178)

95 (44–130)

< 0,05

 Potassium

4.3 (3.7–5.1)

4.4 (3.8–5.2)

4 (3.5–4.5)

< 0,05

 INR

1.8 (1.5–3.2)

2 (1.5–3.7)

1.5 (1.3–2.4)

< 0,05

 Red cell units

4 (2–10)

5.5 (2–12)

2.5 (0–4.5)

< 0,05

 FFP (units)

5 (0–12)

6 (0–12)

4 (0–10.3)

n.s.

 Volume first 24 h (liter)

5 (2.1–8)

5.3 (2.3–8.2)

2.9 (2.1–5.9)

n.s.

 Coronary angiography

82 (65%)

69 (64%)

13 (72%)

n.s.

 Relevant coronary stenosis

67 (53%)

56 (52%)

11 (61%)

n.s.

 CT (full body scan)

63 (50%)

49 (45%)

14 (78%)

< 0,05

  Normal result

23 (18%)

13 (12%)

10 (56%)

  ICH

5 (4%)

4 (4%)

1 (6%)

  Brain edema

21 (17%)

20 (19%)

1 (6%)

  Pulmonary embolism

7 (6%)

6 (6%)

1 (6%)

  Aortic dissection

3 (2%)

3 (3%)

0