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Table 2 Relationship of variables with ROSC and survival at discharge

From: Rhythms and prognosis of patients with cardiac arrest, emphasis on pseudo-pulseless electrical activity: another reason to use ultrasound in emergency rooms in Colombia

 

Survival at discharge

 

Variable

Survive

Dead

P

Age&

68 (59-79)

71 (59-77)

0.888

Sex

 Male

10 (13.5%)

64 (86.5%)

0.195

 Female

8 (23.5%)

26 (76.5%)

Cardiac arrest timea

6 min (4-12)

15 min (10-21)

< 0.001

Place of cardiac arrest

 In-hospital

15 (15.8%)

80 (84.2%)

0.451

 Out-of hospital

3 (23.1%)

10 (76.9%)

Cardiac arrest witnessed

 Yes

15 (16.3%)

77 (83.7%)

0.728

 No

3 (18.7%)

13 (81.2%)

Prior functional status

 Functional

18 (17.1%)

87 (82.9%)

1.0

 No functional

0 (0.0%)

3 (100%)

  1. aMedian (interquartile range)