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Table 4 Clinical factors

From: How senior paramedics decide to cease resuscitation in pulseless electrical activity out of hospital cardiac arrest: a mixed methods study

Clinical factors

N (%)

 

Defibrillation

22 (44)

 

Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

8 (16)

 

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) (kilopascal, kPa) (Mean)

44 (88)a

2.3 (2.0–4.4)

Adrenaline Dose (1 mg/10 ml) median (IQR)

50 (100)

6.0 (5.0–7.5)

PEA rate < 50 beats per minute (BPM)

46 (92)

 
  1. aMissing ETCO2 data for 6 patients