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Table 2 Post-resuscitation care and outcomes

From: Prognostic indicators of survival and survival prediction model following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with sudden refractory cardiac arrest

 

Total (n = 111)

Survivors (n = 21)

Non-survivors (n = 90)

p value

Initial laboratory data on admission to ED

 Serum hemoglobin, g/dL

13.1 ± 2.6

15.2 ± 2.2

12.6 ± 2.4

<0.001

 Platelets (103/µL)

181.6 ± 85.5

188.6 ± 91.3

180.1 ± 84.6

0.690

 Serum lactatea, mmol/L

12.4 ± 5.3

12.6 ± 4.7

12.4 ± 5.4

0.870

 Arterial pHb

7.04 ± 0.20

7.08 ± 0.23

7.03 ± 0.20

0.309

 Serum bicarbonateb, mmol/L

16.1 ± 6.1

14.3 ± 5.2

16.5 ± 6.2

0.146

 Base excessb, mmol/L

−14.6 ± 6.9

−15.3 ± 7.0

−14.4 ± 7.0

0.636

 Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL

19.6 ± 19.1

16.9 ± 6.6

20.2 ± 20.9

0.493

 Serum creatinine, mg/dL

1.6 ± 2.0

1.3 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 2.2

0.495

 AST (IU/L)

211 ± 551

208 ± 221

211 ± 603

0.982

 ALT (IU/L)

168 ± 509

187 ± 224

163 ± 555

0.847

 Total bilirubin, mg/dL

0.6 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.5

0.760

 aPTT (sec)

58.5 ± 45.0

52.1 ± 45.5

60.0 ± 45.0

0.484

 PT (INR)

1.63 ± 1.99

1.25 ± 0.46

1.72 ± 2.19

0.340

SAPS II scoreb

92 ± 7

88 ± 6

93 ± 6

0.004

MAP ≥ 60 mmHg, after ECPR

62 (55.9)

19 (90.5)

43 (47.8)

<.001

Subsequent intervention after ECPR, n (%)

    

 Coronary angiography

89 (80.1)

19 (90.5)

70 (77.8)

0.238

 Percutaneous coronary intervention

59 (53.2)

13 (61.9)

46 (51.1)

0.372

 Therapeutic hypothermia, n (%)

31 (27.9)

9 (42.9)

22 (24.4)

0.09

24-h survival, n (%)

63 (56.8)

21 (100)

42 (46.7)

0.002

Time from arrest to ECPR, min

61 (42–88)

56 (34–66)

67(44–91)

0.042

ECLS duration, h

28 (6–58)

75 (42–124)

19 (4–48)

<.001

Hospital length of stay, days

1 (0–6)

30 (15–54)

0 (0–2)

<.001

Cerebral performance category

   

<.001

 1 or 2

17 (15.3)

17 (81.0)

0

 

 3 or 4

5 (4.5)

4 (19.0)

1 (1.1)

 

 5 (organ donation)

1 (0.9)

0

1 (1.1)

 
  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile ranges). Categorical variables are presented as the number (%) of subjects
  2. ED, emergency department; ECPR, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; ECLS, extracorporeal life support
  3. a Measured in 12 survivors and 75 non-survivors
  4. b Measured in 19 survivors and 85 non-survivors