Table 1

Utstein reporting for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in epinephrine and vasopressin groups

CPR data
Epinephrine group
Vasopressin group
p valuea

Resuscitation attempts
n = 452
n = 146

First monitored rhythm



     Shockable
175/452 (39%)
70/146 (48%)
0.22
          VF
153/452 (34%)
62/146 (42%)

          VT
22/452 (5%)
8/146 (5%)

     Non-shockable
277/452 (61%)
76/146 (52%)
0.28
          Asystole
183/452 (40%)
44/146 (30%)

          PEA
94/452 (21%)
32/146 (22%)

Location of arrest



     Home
235/452 (52%)
76/146 (52%)
0.91
     Public place
172/452 (38%)
55/146 (38%)

     Other
45/452 (10%)
15/146 (10%)

Arrest witnessed



     By lay persons
277/452 (61%)
98/146 (67%)
0.67
     By health care personnel
40/452 (9%)
16/146 (11%)

Arrest not witnessed
135/452 (30%)
32/146 (22%)

Etiology



     Presumed cardiac
307/452 (68%)
98/146 (67%)
0.69
     Trauma
10/452 (2%)
7/146 (5%)

     Submersion
21/452 (5%)
7/146 (5%)

     Respiratory
41/452 (9%)
15/146 (10%)

     Other non-cardiac
36/452 (8%)
11/146 (8%)

     Unknown
37/452 (8%)
8/146 (6%)

Outcome (number)



     Any ROSC
262/452 (58%)
98/146 (67%)
0.04
     ROSC and admission to hospital
207/452 (46%)
91/146 (62%)
0.01
     Survived 24 hours
157/452 (35%)
75/146 (51%)
0.02
     Discharged alive
90/452 (20%)
36/146 (25%)
0.19

aBy Fisher exact test. CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; ROSC, restoration of spontaneous circulation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia without pulse.

Mally et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R39   doi:10.1186/cc5726