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Table 2 General characteristics of the COVID-19 OHCA study population

From: External validation of multimodal termination of resuscitation rules for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the COVID-19 era

 

Overall (n = 170)

Survival at discharge (n = 7)

Dead (n = 163)

P value

Age (years), median [IQR]

74 [62–80]

62 [57–69]

75 [63–80]

0.027

Age more than 70 years

101 (59.4)

1 (14.3)

100 (61.3)

0.018

Male sex

108 (63.5)

5 (71.4)

103 (63.2)

0.996

COVID-19 related

 Previous COVID-19 dx before OHCA

3 (1.8)

0 (0)

3 (1.8)

0.999

 Presumed symptoms before OHCA

20 (11.8)

1 (14.3)

19 (11.7)

0.591

 chest PA after CPR

140 (82.4)

7 (100)

133 (81.6)

0.356

 Abnormal chest x-ray findings

100 (58.8)

5 (71.4)

95 (58.3)

0.701

 Acquired RT-PCR test

80 (47.1)

5 (71.4)

75 (46.0)

0.258

 Final confirmation of COVID-19

10 (5.9)

0 (0)

10 (6.1)

0.999

Comorbidities

 Diabetes mellitus

52 (30.6)

2 (28.6)

50 (30.7)

0.999

 Hypertension

59 (34.7)

3 (42.9)

56 (34.4)

0.695

 Chronic renal disease

8 (4.7)

1 (14.3)

7 (4.3)

0.291

 Malignancy, cancer

28 (16.5)

0 (0)

28 (17.2)

0.601

 COPD, asthma

6 (3.5)

0 (0)

6 (3.7)

0.997

 Heart failure, ischemic heart disease

26 (15.3)

0 (0)

26 (16.0)

0.597

 Dementia, Parkinson disease

18 (10.6)

0 (0)

18 (11.0)

0.998

 ICH, ischemic stroke

16 (9.4)

1 (14.3)

15 (9.2)

0.506

 Liver cirrhosis, and others

17 (10.0)

0 (0)

17 (10.4)

0.998

Location of OHCA, public place

49 (28.8)

4 (57.1)

45 (27.6)

0.107

Prehospital parameters

 Witnessed event, anyone

129 (75.9)

6 (85.7)

123 (75.5)

0.994

 Prehospital mechanical CPR

134 (78.8)

5 (71.4)

129 (79.1)

0.640

 Prehospital defibrillation

22 (12.9)

3 (42.9)

19 (11.7)

0.047

Time variables, median [IQR]

 Response time interval (min)

8 [6–10]

8 [7–9]

8 [6–10]

0.743

 Scene time interval (min)

21 [15–26]

15 [13–25]

22 [16–27]

0.205

Prehospital ROSC before ED arrival

8 (4.7)

6 (85.7)

2 (1.2)

< 0.001

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ED emergency department, ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, IQR interquartile ranges, OHCA out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, RT-PCR reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction