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Table 2 Comparison between Sustained ROSC and non-ROSC groups

From: Factors affecting neurological outcomes of patients with sudden cardiac arrest in the emergency department

Variables

Categories

Sustained ROSC

(n = 83)

n (%) or mean (SD)

Non-ROSC

(n = 66)

n (%) or mean (SD)

t or X2

p

Sex

male sex

37 (45.1)

29 (43.3)

0.006

.535

Age

years

63.36 (14.168)

74.11 (11.806)

4.944

< .001

Advanced airway

intubation

49 (59.0)

40 (60.6)

0.278

.87

I-gel

11 (13.3)

10 (15.2)

none

23 (27.7)

16 (24.2)

Defibrillation

yes

28 (33.7)

7 (10.6)

10.943

< .001

Initial rhythm

VF

20 (24.1)

3 (4.5)

17.049

< .001

pulseless VT

8 (9.6)

1 (1.5)

PEA

49 (59.0)

53 (80.3)

asystole

6 (7.2)

9 (13.6)

Low flow time

minutes

9.32 (8.435)

30.39 (15.389)

9.993

< .001

CPC before arrest

CPC 1

7 (8.4)

0 (0)

6.044

.11

CPC 2

42 (50.6)

34 (51.5)

CPC 3

33 (39.8)

31 (47)

CPC 4

1 (1.2)

1 (1.5)

Outcomes

Survival discharged

51 (61.4)

   

Survival six months

43 (51.8)

   
  1. ROSC Return of spontaneous circulation, SD Standard deviation, VF Ventricular fibrillation, VT Ventricular tachycardia, PEA Pulseless electrical activity, ALS Advanced life support, CPC Cerebral performance category scale