Table 1 Baseline characteristics and post-resuscitation management and complications
Characteristic | Good neurological outcome (N = 38) | Poor neurological outcome (N = 39) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 67 ± 13 | 61 ± 13 | 0.034 |
Male | 31 (82) | 31 (80) | 0.817 |
Co-morbidities | |||
 Diabetes | 2 (5) | 10 (26) | 0.025 |
 Chronic kidney insufficiency | 2 (5) | 6 (15) | 0.263 |
 Cerebrovascular disease | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 1.000 |
 Acute myocardial infarction | 6 (16) | 5 (13) | 0.755 |
 Arterial hypertension | 16 (42) | 17 (44) | 1.000 |
 Hyperlipidemia | 15 (39) | 16 (41) | 1.000 |
Cardiac arrest variables | |||
 Initial rhythm |  |  | 0.003 |
  Shockable | 33 (87) | 20 (56) |  |
  Non-shockable | 5 (13) | 16 (44) |  |
 Witnessed arrest | 34 (92) | 33 (87) | 0.479 |
 Bystander CPR | 18 (47) | 20 (51) | 0.821 |
 BLS duration (min) | 8 (0–14) | 10 (0–12) | 0.561 |
 ALS duration (min) | 12 (8–21) | 15 (10–28) | 0.348 |
 Number of shocks | 2 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 0.111 |
 Time emergency call—ROSC (min) | 28 ± 19 | 32 ± 15 | 0.388 |
Post-resuscitation management | |||
 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | 27 (71) | 17 (44) | 0.015 |
 Cooling, endovascular/surface | 20 (53)/18 (47) | 15 (38)/24 (62) | 0.265 |
 Time to target temperature (min) | 140 (73–295) | 141 (107–195) | 0.652 |
 Intra-aortic balloon pump | 11 (29) | 6 (15) | 0.178 |
Post-resuscitation complications | |||
 Post-resuscitation shock | 16 (42) | 21 (54) | 0.365 |
 ARDS | 4 (11) | 7 (18) | 0.517 |
 Pneumonia | 21 (55) | 17 (44) | 0.365 |
 Acute kidney injury | 9 (24) | 12 (31) | 0.610 |
 Renal replacement therapy | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 1.000 |
 Status epilepticus | 1 (3) | 20 (51) | < 0.001 |
 Burst suppression | 4 (11) | 16 (41) | 0.004 |
Cause of death | |||
 Neurological injury | – | 27 (69) | – |
 Post-cardiac arrest shock | – | 10 (26) | – |
 Other | – | 2 (5) | – |
CCU days | 19 (12–32) | 9 (6–17) | < 0.001 |