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Table 2 Comparison of characteristics and outcomes between ROSC and no-ROSC patients

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

Variables

Total (n = 250)

ROSC (n = 56)

No-ROSC (n = 194)

p-value

Age, year

60 (30–65)

58.5 (37.5–66)

49 (28–64)

0.109

 > 65

63 (25.2)

16 (28.6)

47 (24.2)

0.458

Sex, male

164 (65.6)

42 (75.0)

122 (62.9)

0.020

Type of Injury

   

0.691

 Blunt

243 (97.2)

51 (91.1)

192 (99.0)

 

 Penetrating

7 (2.8)

5 (8.9)

2 (1.0)

 

Mechanism of Injury

    

 RTA

82 (32.8)

31 (55.3)

51 (26.3)

< 0.001

 Fall

154 (61.6)

20 (35.7)

134 (69.1)

< 0.001

 Stab wound

7 (2.8)

2 (3.6)

5 (2.6)

0.691

 Other

7 (2.8)

3 (5.4)

4 (2.1)

0.188

Transport

   

0.256

 Helicopter

11 (4.4)

7 (12.5)

4 (2.1)

 

 Ground ambulance

239 (95.6)

49 (87.5)

190 (97.9)

 

Field initial AVPU

    

 A

13 (5.2)

11 (19.6)

2 (1.0)

< 0.001

 V

10 (4.0)

4 (7.1)

6 (3.1)

0.173

 P

15 (6.0)

5 (8.9)

10 (5.2)

0.295

 U

212 (84.8)

36 (64.3)

176 (90.7)

< 0.001

Witnessed arrest

70 (28.0)

32 (57.1)

38 (19.6)

< 0.001

First recorded rhythm

    

 Asystole

143 (57.2)

13 (23.2)

130 (67.0)

< 0.001

 PEA

101 (40.4)

40 (71.4)

61 (31.4)

< 0.001

 VF/VT

6 (2.4)

3 (5.4)

3 (1.5)

0.101

CPR duration, min

    

 Prehospital CPR duration

15 (10–21)

7.5 (0–16.5)

16 (12–22)

< 0.001

 In-hospital CPR duration

6 (4–10)

5 (2.75–8)

6 (4.25–10)

0.007

 Total CPR duration

24 (18–29)

15 (5.75–24)

25 (20–30)

< 0.001

  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