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Utstein reporting for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in epinephrine and vasopressin groups |
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| CPR data |
Epinephrine group |
Vasopressin group |
p valuea |
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| Resuscitation attempts |
n = 452 |
n = 146 |
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| First monitored rhythm |
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| Shockable |
175/452 (39%) |
70/146 (48%) |
0.22 |
| VF |
153/452 (34%) |
62/146 (42%) |
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| VT |
22/452 (5%) |
8/146 (5%) |
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| Non-shockable |
277/452 (61%) |
76/146 (52%) |
0.28 |
| Asystole |
183/452 (40%) |
44/146 (30%) |
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| PEA |
94/452 (21%) |
32/146 (22%) |
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| Location of arrest |
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| Home |
235/452 (52%) |
76/146 (52%) |
0.91 |
| Public place |
172/452 (38%) |
55/146 (38%) |
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| Other |
45/452 (10%) |
15/146 (10%) |
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| Arrest witnessed |
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| By lay persons |
277/452 (61%) |
98/146 (67%) |
0.67 |
| By health care personnel |
40/452 (9%) |
16/146 (11%) |
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| Arrest not witnessed |
135/452 (30%) |
32/146 (22%) |
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| Etiology |
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| Presumed cardiac |
307/452 (68%) |
98/146 (67%) |
0.69 |
| Trauma |
10/452 (2%) |
7/146 (5%) |
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| Submersion |
21/452 (5%) |
7/146 (5%) |
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| Respiratory |
41/452 (9%) |
15/146 (10%) |
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| Other non-cardiac |
36/452 (8%) |
11/146 (8%) |
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| Unknown |
37/452 (8%) |
8/146 (6%) |
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| Outcome (number) |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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