Table 2

Time to initiation of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (M-CPR)

Intervention groupControl groupP value
Baseline assessment:
median time to M-CPR initiation in seconds
(IQR and range)
31.2
(25.9–39.0)
(20–59 s)
(n=60)
26.5
(22.7–31.9)
(17–66 s)
(n=52)
0.006
Baseline assessment*:
median time to M-CPR initiation in seconds
(IQR and range)
31.5
(25.9–39.0)
(20–59 s)
(n=54)
26.5
(22.7–31.9)
(17–66 s)
(n=50)
0.004
Final (6 months) time to initiate M-CPR:
median time to M-CPR initiation in seconds
(IQR and range)
27.0
(22.0–31.0)
(15–58 s)
(n=54)
31.0
(25.6–46.0)
(17–64 s)
(n=50)
0.003
Change from baseline to final:
change in time to M-CPR initiation in seconds
(IQR and range)
−5.6
(−14.0–1.2)
(−37–30.2 s)
(n=54)
4.3
(−2.4–19.0)
(−40.0–35.8 s)
(n=50)
≤0.001
  • *excludes participants lost to follow up at the final assessment.