Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population.
Sociodemographics | Â |
|---|---|
N | 107 |
Age, median (IQR) | 62.4 (54.3, 71.9) |
Female sex, n (%) | 18 (16.8) |
Relationship, n (%) | 88 (83.0) |
Children, n (%) | 88 (82.2) |
Highest education | |
 School, n (%) | 9 (8.4) |
 Diploma/apprenticeship, n (%) | 71 (66.4) |
 University, n (%) | 17 (15.9) |
 Unknown, n (%) | 10 (9.3) |
 Employed at baseline, n (%) | 57 (54.8) |
Comorbidities | |
 Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 74 (69.2) |
 Heart failure, n (%) | 8 (7.5) |
 COPD, n (%) | 5 (4.7) |
 Liver cirrhosis, n (%) | 3 (2.8) |
 Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 53 (49.5) |
 Diabetes, n (%) | 13 (12.1) |
 Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 6 (5.6) |
 Neurological disease, n (%) | 7 (6.5) |
Severity of illness scores at ICU admission | |
 APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 27.5 (23, 31) |
 SAPS II score, median (IQR) | 60 (47, 67) |
Cardiac arrest characteristics | |
 Etiology: Acute coronary syndrome, n (%) | 76 (72.4) |
 Etiology: Rhythmogenic, n (%) | 17 (16.2) |
 Etiology: Other or unknown reason, n (%) | 12 (11.4) |
Setting of cardiac arrest | |
 At home, n (%) | 35 (33.0) |
 In public, n (%) | 60 (56.6) |
 IHCA, n (%) | 11 (10.4) |
 Observed cardiac arrest, n (%) | 99 (92.5) |
 Bystander CPR, n (%) | 86 (80.4) |
 Professional bystander CPR, n (%) | 29 (52) |
Initial rhythm | |
 VT, n (%) | 6 (5.6) |
 VF, n (%) | 80 (74.8) |
 Asystolie, n (%) | 2 (1.9) |
 PEA, n (%) | 6 (5.6) |
 Unknown, n (%) | 13 (12.1) |
 No-flow (min), median (IQR) | .5 (.5, 2) |
 Low-flow (min), median (IQR) | 13 (8, 20) |
 Time until ROSC, median (IQR) | 15 (10, 26) |
Epinephrine during resuscitation | |
 No epinephrine, n (%) | 54 (55) |
 < 3 mg, n (%) | 20 (20) |
  ≥ 3 mg, n (%) | 24 (24) |
