Table 3

Predictors of death following cardiac arrest using multivariant logistic regression analysis

Variable

Odds ratio for death

95% confidence interval

p value

Male gender

2.88

1.34–6.19

0.007

Asystole

7.58

3.15–18.26

<0.0001

PEA

4.09

1.59–10.51

0.004

Cardiothoracic patient

0.15

0.05–0.49

0.002

Spinal injury patient

0.03

0.01–0.57

0.02

Cardiology patient

0.27

0.09–0.65

0.01

Arrest between 08:00 and 10:00 am

0.25

0.09–0.65

0.005

PEA, pulseless electrical activity.

Jones et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R808   doi:10.1186/cc3906