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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients During the COVID-19 period and Before the COVID-19 period

From: Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

Baseline characteristics

All

(N = 136)

During COVID-19 period

(N = 60)

Before COVID-19 period

(N = 76)

p-value

Age, years

67.98

 ± 18.43

65.42

 ± 19.43

70.00

 ± 17.48

0.15

Male sex, N (%)

78 (59.09)

33 (55.00)

46 (60.53)

0.60

Comorbidity status, N (%)

87 (63.97)

33 (55.00)

54 (71.05)

0.07

Hypertension

67 (49.26)

28 (46.67)

39 (51.32)

0.61

Diabetes mellitus

36 (26.47)

15 (25.00)

21 (27.63)

0.85

Dyslipidemia

35 (25.74)

14 (23.33)

21 (27.63)

0.69

Chronic kidney disease

19 (13.97)

7 (11.67)

12 (15.79)

0.62

Ischemic heart disease

20 (14.71)

7 (11.67)

13 (17.11)

0.47

Cerebrovascular disease

19 (13.97)

7 (11.67)

12 (15.79)

0.62

Asthma/COPD

9 (6.62)

3 (5.00)

6 (7.89)

0.73

Cardiac etiology, N (%)

43 (31.62)

18 (30.00)

25 (32.89)

0.85

Public location, N (%)

64 (47.06)

26 (43.33)

38 (50.00)

0.49

Bystander-witnessed, N (%)

125 (91.91)

49 (81.67)

76 (100.00)

 < 0.001

Bystander CPR, N (%)

54 (39.71)

28 (46.67)

26 (34.21)

0.16

EMS transportation, N (%)

 -Advanced life support (ALS)

 -Basic life support (BLS)

66 (48.53)

63 (46.32)

3 (2.21)

33 (55.00)

32 (53.33)

1 (1.67)

33 (43.42)

31 (40.79)

2 (2.63)

0.23

0.17

1.00

EMS response time, minutes

(mean ± SD)

11.87 ± 5.74

(n = 39)

12.33 ± 5.74

(n = 24)

11.13 ± 3.85

(n = 15)

0.48

Initial shockable rhythm, N (%)

79 (58.09)

35 (58.33)

44 (55.89)

1.00

Mode of compression, N (%)

   

 < 0.001

 -Mechanical devices

 -Manual

100(73.53)

36(26.47)

56 (93.33)

 4(6.67)

44 (57.89)

32(42.11)

 

Defibrillation, N (%)

34 (25.00)

19 (31.67)

15 (19.74)

0.12

Endotracheal intubation, N (%)

128 (94.12)

55 (91.67)

73 (96.05)

0.30

Coronary reperfusion, N (%)

7 (5.15)

3 (5.00)

4(5.26)

1.00

Targeted temperature management, N (%)

4 (2.94)

0(0)

4(5.26)

0.13

  1. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EMS, emergency medical service