Table 3 Correlation between PaCO2 and other resuscitation characteristics, stratified with PaCO2 70 mmHg
Variable | PaCO2 < 70 (n = 75) | PaCO2 > 70 (n = 77) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Witnessed Arrest (%) | 64(85.3) | 57(74.0) | 0.803 |
Bystander CPR (%) | 54(72.0) | 49(63.6) | 1 |
location(public) (%) | 55(73.3) | 43(55.8) | 0.263 |
Initial shockable (%) | 53(70.7) | 54(70.1) | 0.312 |
Shockable at ER (%) | 42(56.0) | 27(35.0) | 0.075 |
No flow time (SD) | 3.743(5.263) (n = 74) | 3.721(4.989) | 0.977 |
Arrest to ER (SD) | 21.37(14.72) (n = 71) | 26.9(15.15) | 0.0004 |
Arrest to ECMO (SD) | 61.65(19.51) | 72.28(20.04) | 0.0017 |
pH (SD) | 7.100(0.153) | 6.945(0.098) | < 0.0001 |
Lactic acid (SD) | 10.81(4.43) (n = 74) | 12.62(4.32) (n = 67) | 0.015 |
HCO3 (SD) | 15.64(5.38) | 18.97(6.81) | 0.0016 |
K level (SD) | 4.49(1.28) (n = 74) | 4.42(1.10) (n = 67) | 0.7000 |
Favorable neurological outcome (%) | 24(32.0) | 9(11.6) | 0.0014 |
Survival (%) | 32(42.7) | 16(20.7) | 0.0249 |