Table 1 Patients’ characteristics of the study population at admission stratified according to the presence of cirrhosis
From: Outcome of in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors with liver cirrhosis
Parameters | All patients (n = 1068) | Cirrhosis (n = 47) | No cirrhosis (n = 1021) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years median; IQR | 61 (50–72) | 62 (51–67) | 61 (50–72) | 0.92 |
Male, n % | 765 (72) | 35 (74) | 730 (72) | 0.66 |
Weight, kg median; IQR | 80 (70–90) | 80 (69.5–93) | 80 (70–90) | 0.72 |
Height, cm median; IQR | 175 (168–180) | 175 (165–180) | 175 (168–180) | 0.59 |
SOFA admission, pts median; IQR | 9 (6–12) | 11 (7.5–13) | 9 (6–12) | < 0.05 |
SAPS II admission, pts median; IQR | 80 (74–88) | 87 (77.5–100) | 80 (73–87) | < 0.001 |
Charlson comorbidity index, pts. median; IQR | 1 (0–3) | 4 (2.5–6) | 1 (0–2) | < 0.001 |
Cause of arrest, n % | ||||
 Cardiac | 678 (63) | 21 (45) | 657 (64) | < 0.05 |
Out of hospital, n % | 798 (75) | 31 (66) | 767 (75) | 0.16 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation, n % | 850 (80) | 35 (74) | 815 (80) | 0.37 |
Before cardiac arrest—normal CPC, n % | 1043 (98) | 45 (96) | 998 (98) | 0.45 |
Before cardiac arrest—normal OPC, n % | 973 (91) | 39 (83) | 934 (91) | 0.09 |
Ischaemic time, min median; IQR* | ||||
 No flow | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3.5) | 0 (0–3) | 0.49 |
 Low flow | 13 (4–25) | 11 (3–23) | 13 (4–25) | 0.51 |
 Time to ROSC | 16 (5–30) | 15 (3–27) | 16 (5–30) | 0.42 |
Epinephrine cumulative (mg) median; IQR | 3 (1–4) | 3 (1–5.5) | 3 (1–4) | < 0.001 |
Witnessed cardiac arrest, n % | 921 (86) | 42 (89) | 879 (86) | 0.56 |
Initial rhythm, n % | ||||
 VT/VF | 550 (51) | 10 (21) | 540 (53) | < 0.001 |
 PEA/asystole | 465 (44) | 35 (75) | 430 (42) |  |
 Other/unknown | 53 (5) | 2 (4) | 51 (5) | 0.82 |
Defibrillation, n % | 646 (60) | 14 (30) | 632 (62) | <Â 0.001 |
Therapeutic hypothermia, n % | 666 (62) | 18 (38) | 648 (63) | <Â 0.001 |