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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcomes of all patients

From: Appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration and predictors of return of spontaneous circulation in traumatic cardiac arrest

Variables

Each proportion of patients(%) or median (IQR)

Total

250

Age, year

60 (30–65)

 > 65

63 (25.2)

Sex, male

164 (65.6)

Type of Injury

 

 Blunt

243 (97.2)

 Penetrating

7 (2.8)

Mechanism of Injury

 

 RTA

82 (32.8)

 Fall

154 (61.6)

 Stab wound

7 (2.8)

 Other

7 (2.8)

Transport

 

 Helicopter

11 (4.4)

 Ground ambulance

239 (95.6)

Field initial AVPU

 

 A

13 (5.2)

 V

10 (4.0)

 P

15 (6.0)

 U

212 (84.8)

Witnessed arrest

70 (28.0)

First recorded rhythm

 

 Asystole

143 (57.2)

 PEA

101 (40.4)

 VF/VT

6 (2.4)

CPR duration, min

 

 Prehospital CPR duration

15 (10–21)

 In-hospital CPR duration

6 (4–10)

 Total CPR duration

24 (18–29)

Interventions during CPR

 

 Airway management (SGA insertion or intubation)

246 (98.4)

 Vascular access

239 (95.6)

 IV

126 (50.4)

 IO

113 (45.2)

 Finger/Needle thoracostomy

42 (16.8)

 Resuscitative thoracotomy

73 (29.2)

Emergency interventions

 

 REBOA

8 (3.2)

 Massive transfusion

32 (12.8)

 Emergency operation

11 (4.4)

 Angioembolization

3 (1.2)

ROSC

56 (22.4)

Time to Death (min)

285 (140–1634)

T-bay/ED Mortality

202 (80.8)

In-hospital Mortality

243 (97.2)

Presumed cause of arrest

 

 Airway problem

17 (6.8)

 Bleeding

84 (33.6)

 Chest injury

30 (12.0)

 Brain injury

67 (26.8)

 Unknown

52 (20.8)

  1. Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are presented as numbers (percentages)
  2. RTA, Road traffic accident; A, Alert; V, Verbal response; P, Pain response; U, Unresponsive; PEA, Pulseless electrical activity; VF, Ventricular fibrillation; VT, Ventricular tachycardia; CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ROSC, Return of spontaneous circulation; SGA, Supraglottic airway device ((i-gel™, Intersurgical Ltd., Wokingham, UK); IV, Intravenous; IO, Intraosseous; REBOA, Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion; ED, Emergency department