Baseline characteristics
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Total n=239 |
ECPR n=7 |
Conventional CPR n=232 | p Value | |
| Female | 61 (26) | 2 (28) | 59 (25) | 0.571 |
| Age (years) | 60 (50;69) | 46 (31;59) | 60 (50;70) | 0.044 |
| CHF | 30 (13) | 0 | 30 (13) | 0.601 |
| Smoker | 58 (24) | 1 (14) | 57 (25) | 0.461 |
| CAD | 66 (28) | 1 (14) | 65 (28) | 0.677 |
| COPD | 24 (10) | 1 (14) | 23 (10) | 0.528 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 44 (18) | 0 | 44 (19) | 0.355 |
| Arterial hypertension | 70 (29) | 2 (28) | 68 (29) | 0.99 |
| CPC 1 or 2 before CA | 235 (99) | 7 (100) | 228 (99) | 0.99 |
| Witnessed CA | 210 (88) | 6 (86) | 204 (88) | 0.601 |
| CA at home | 92 (39) | 1 (14) | 91 (39) | 0.255 |
| CA during transportation | 41 (18) | 2 (29) | 39 (17) | 0.344 |
| VF/VT, initially recorded | 138 (58) | 4 (57) | 134 (58) | 0.631 |
| Bystander CPR performed | 73 (31) | 2 (28) | 71 (31) | 0.99 |
| Defibrillations during ALS | 4 (1;10) | 3 (0;6) | 4 (1;10) | 0.552 |
| Epinephrine applied during CPR (mg) | 9 (6;12) | 9 (6;14) | 8 (6;12) | 0.518 |
| ‘No-flow’ time interval (minutes) if arrest was witnessed | 1 (0;6) | 0 (0;1.5) | 1 (0;6) | 0.013 |
| Time from CA to admission (minutes) | 56 (39;72) | 38 (27;66) | 56 (40;72) | 0.31 |
| Total CPR time (min) if arrest was witnessed | 78 (59;97) | 97 (79;147) | 77 (58;95) | 0.093 |
| Time from admission to ECPR/ROSC (min) | 55 (45;68) | 17 (8;27) | ||
| Any ROSC | 93 (39) | 4 (57) | 89 (38) | 0.436 |
| Serum pH on admission | 6.92 (6.80;7.02) | 6.95 (6.91;7.10) | 6.92 (6.80;7.02) | 0.15 |
| Serum lactate on admission (mmol/L) | 14.6 (11;17) | 12 (9;21) | 15 (11;17) | 0.122 |
| Serum glucose levels on admission (mmol/L) | 21 (15;26) | 14 (7;18) | 21 (15;26) | 0.018 |
| paCO2 levels on admission (mm Hg) | 62 (43;77) | 38 (18;63) | 62 (43;77) | 0.37 |
| paO2 levels on admission (mm Hg) | 85 (59;147) | 82 (28;158) | 85 (61;147) | 0.33 |
| Core temperature admission (°C) | 35 (34;36) | 35 (34;36) | 35 (34;36) | 0.313 |
| Therapeutic hypothermia initiated | 51 (21) | 3 (43) | 48 (21) | >0.5 |
| Coronary intervention performed | 13 (5) | 2 (28) | 11 (5) | 0.049 |
Data presented as n and (%) or median and (IQR) as appropriate.
CA, cardiac arrest; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPC, cerebral performance category 1–5; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation;ECPR, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.