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Table 4 Characteristics and outcomes of survivors of traumatic cardiac arrest

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

#

Age range

Sex

Type of injury

Mechanism of injury

AVPU

Rhythm

Witnessed

CPR time (pre/in/total)

1

60–69

M

RTA

Blunt

Alert

PEA

Y

4/22/26

2

60–69

M

Fall

Blunt

Unresponsive

VF/VT

Y

4/0/4

3

40–49

M

Penetrating

Penetrating

Alert

PEA

N

0/8/8

4

60–69

F

Fall

Blunt

Alert

PEA

N

0/2/2

5

70–79

M

Fall

Blunt

Unresponsive

PEA

Y

2/0/2

6

20–29

M

Fall

Blunt

Unresponsive

VF/VT

Y

16/0/16

7

20–29

M

Penetrating

Penetrating

Unresponsive

PEA

N

1/1/2

#

AIS

Presumed cause of arrest

ISS

RTS

TRISS

Interventions during CPR

Emergency interventions

1

Chest AIS: 3

Abdomen&Pelvis AIS: 3

Pelvis&extremities AIS: 5

External AIS: 1

Bleeding

43

3

0.032587

SGA

IV

Massive transfusion

EDT

Emergency operation

2

Chest AIS: 3

Abdomen&Pelvis AIS: 2

Pelvis&extremities AIS: 2

External AIS: 1

Chest injury

17

12

0.949841

O2 mask

IV

-

3

Chest AIS: 4

Chest injury

16

3

0.876522

Intubation

IV

Massive transfusion

EDT

4

Head AIS: 3

Chest AIS: 4

Abdomen&Pelvis AIS: 2

Pelvis&extremities AIS: 5

External AIS: 1

Bleeding

50

10

0.369491

Cricothyrotomy

IV

Massive transfusion

EDT

Emergency operation

5

Head AIS: 3

Chest AIS: 4

Abdomen&Pelvis AIS: 2

Pelvis&extremities AIS: 3

External AIS: 1

Chest injury

34

8

0.282276

O2 mask

Massive transfusion

6

Head AIS: 1

Chest AIS: 3

External AIS:1

Chest injury

11

8

0.925318

O2 mask

Intubation

7

Chest AIS: 4

Abdomen&Pelvis AIS: 4

Bleeding

32

12

0.934594

Intubation

IV

Massive transfusion

Emergency operation

#

MV days

ICU LOS

Hospital LOS

Hospital event

GOS

1

53

53

53

AKI, HAP, Sepsis

3

2

0

4

19

Unplanned return to the ICU

5

3

1

4

38

IHCA

4

4

13

13

41

ARDS, IHCA, CLABSI

4

5

13

22

41

Unplanned intubation, HAP

4

6

17

20

26

Unplanned intubation, HAP

5

7

2

5

65

Unplanned return to the OR, unplanned return to the ICU

5

  1. AVPU, Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive; CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; RTA, Road traffic accident; PEA, Pulseless electrical activity; VF, Ventricular fibrillation; VT, Ventricular tachycardia
  2. AIS, Abbreviated injury scale; ISS, Injury severity score; RTS, Revised trauma score; TRISS, Trauma score and injury severity score; CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EDT, Emergency department thoracotomy; IV, Intravenous; SGA, Supraglottic airway device ((i-gel™, Intersurgical Ltd., Wokingham, UK)
  3. MV, Mechanical ventilation; ICU, Intensive care unit; LOS, Length of stay; GOS, Glasgow outcome scale; AKI, Acute kidney injury; HAP, Hospital acquired pneumonia; IHCA, In-hospital cardiac arrest; CLABIS, Central line-associated bloodstream infection; OR, Operation room