Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 205)
Variable | Control (n = 98) | Hypothermia (n = 107) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64.5 (59.61-64.90) | 60.5 (57.40-62.22) | 0.13 |
Female sex-no./total no.(%) | 26/98 (26.5) | 26/107 (24.3) | 0.71 |
APACHE Score | 26 (24-27) | 29 (27-29.) | 0.02 |
Location of cardiac arrest | |||
Out-of-hospital no./total-no. (%) | 81 (82.7) | 89 (83.2) | 0.92 |
In-hospital no./total-no. (%) | 17 (17.3) | 18 (16.8) | |
Cause of cardiac arrest | |||
AMI-no./total no. (%) | 76 (77.6) | 77 (72) | 0.71 |
Primary arrhythmia-no./total-no. (%) | 16 (16.3) | 24 (22.4) | |
Respiratory-no./total-no. (%) | 2 (2) | 2 (1.9) | |
Other-no./total no.(%) | 4 (4.1) | 1 (0.9) | |
Time to ROSC (min) | 22 (18-30) | 19 (12-27.75) | < 0.01 |
Total epinephrine dose (mg) | 3 (2-6) | 2.2 (0-5) | < 0.01 |
Bystander CPR* | 19 (24.3) | 44 (99) | 0.02 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 16 (13-21) | 12 (9-16) | 0.04 |
Time on ventilator (hours) | 217 (180-313) | 204 (145-243) | 0.20 |