Table 2 Demographic features and characteristics of the 68 patients with in-hospital cardiac arrests
Demographic | Location | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Wards | Cardiac catheterisation laboratory/emergency room/operating room | ||
Total patients(n) | 40 | 28 | |
Male [n (%)] | 25 (62.5) | 24 (85.7) | NS |
Mean age (years) | 63.0 ± 15.8 | 71.9 ± 12.3 | 0.014 |
Arrest witnessed [n (%)] | 26 (65.0) | 28 (100) | |
Time to cardiac arrest team arrival (min) | 3.4 ± 2.0 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 0.005 |
Initial rhythm [n (%)] | |||
Shockable | 24 (60.0) | 19 (67.9) | NS |
Non-shockable | 6 (15.0) | 8 (28.6) | NS |
Reason for cardiac arrest [n (%)] | |||
Cardiac | 21 (52.5) | 23 (82.1) | 0.012 |
Pulmonary | 5 (12.5) | 1 (3.6) | NS |
Neurological/stroke | 1 (2.5) | 0 | NS |
Bleeding | 2 (5.0) | 2 (7.1) | NS |
Unknown | 11 (27.5) | 2 (7.1) | NS |
STEMI diagnosed [n (%)] | 2 (5.0) | 8 (28.6) | NS |
Time to ROSC (min) | 7.2 ± 8.4 | 9.6 ± 7.0 | NS |
Survival [n (%)] | |||
Immediate | 20 (50.0) | 23 (82.1) | 0.04 |
At 24 h | 17 (42.5) | 15 (53.6) | NS |
At 30 days | 12 (30.0) | 15 (53.6) | NS |
At 1 year | 9 (22.5) | 13 (46.4) | 0.037 |
At 5 years | 7 (17.5) | 13 (46.4) | 0.015 |