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Table 2 Correlation of various parameters with 30-day mortality

From: The use of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring in patients with hypotension in the emergency department

Variables at 0 min

Median (interquartile range)

z Statistic

p Value

Alive at 30 days ( n  = 27)

Dead at 30 days ( n  = 25)

Age (years)

54(34.0)

57(21.5)

−1.301

0.193

ETCO2 (mmHg)

32(8.5)

25(18.5)

−3.653

<0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

81(16.0)

85(18.5)

−1.066

0.287

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

40(22.0)

47(21.5)

−0.340

0.734

MAP (mmHg)

62(18.0)

52(23.0)

−0.690

0.490

Pulse rate (beat/min)

105(27.0)

112(34.0)

−0.937

0.876

Respiratory rate (breaths/min)

22(12.0)

26(10.0)

−0.937

0.349

SpO2(%)

100(2.0)

97(10.0)

−3.023

0.002

PaCO2(mmHg)

128(64.9)

117(136.7)

−0.046

0.963

Blood pH

7.45(0.32)

7.37(0.19)

−0.889

0.374

PaCO2(mmHg)

30.7(10.0)

30.5(15.7)

−0.687

0.492

Bicarbonate (mmol/l)

22.4(6.3)

18.6(8.75)

−2.208

0.027

Base excess (mmol/l)

−3.2(6.4)

−9.5(10.0)

−2.593

0.010

Blood lactate (mmol/l)

1.3(1.2)

3.3(5.1)

−4.778

<0.001

  1. Mann-Whitney U test.