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Table 4 Comparison between the good and poor neurological prognosis groups

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

Variables

Categories

Good outcome

(n = 21)

Poor outcome

(n = 22)

t or X2

p

Sex

male sex

12 (57.1)

12 (54.8)

0.74

.854

Age

years

54.48 (11.111)

66.37 (13.892)

3.553

< .001

Advanced airway

intubation

14 (66.7)

12 (54.5)

4.324

.115

I-gel

0 (0)

4 (18.2)

none

7 (33.3)

6 (25.8)

Initial shockable rhythm

yes

17 (81.0)

3 (13.6)

28.038

< .001

Initial rhythm

VF

13 (61.9)

3 (13.6)

17.049

< .001

pulseless VT

4 (19.0)

0 (0)

PEA

4 (19.0)

14 (63.6)

asystole

0 (0)

2 (9.0)

Low flow time

minutes

5.62 (4.364)

10.58 (9.114)

3.31

.019

CPC before arrest

CPC 1 or 2

21 (100)

9 (40.9)

19.507

< .001

  1. VF Ventricular fibrillation, VT Ventricular tachycardia, PEA Pulseless electrical activity, ALS Advanced life support, CPC Cerebral performance category scale