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Table 3 ICU-CA characteristics

From: Intensive care unit cardiac arrest among very elderly critically ill patients – is cardiopulmonary resuscitation justified?

Variables

ICU-CA

(n = 25)

Time - ICU admission to ICU-CA (days)

0.5 (0.2–3.2)

Cause of Cardiac Arrest

 

- Presumed cardiac

16 (64)

- Non cardiac

9 (36)

Cardiac arrest witnessed

25 (100)

Resuscitation Times

 

- No-Flow (min)

0 (0–0)

- Total Resuscitation Time (min)

10 (2–15)

ROSC

17 (68)

Cardiac Re-Arrest

6 (24)

Mechanical chest compression device

2 (8)

Initial Rhythm

 

- Shockable Rhythm

5 (20)

- Non-Shockable Rhythm

20 (80)

Defibrillation

5 (20)

Epinephrine

21 (84)

Epinephrine Cumulative Dose (mg)

3 (1–4)

Cardiac Failure post CA

10 (40)

Post-CA Shock

10 (40)

Temperature control

3 (12)

CPC – ICU discharge

 

- CPC 1–2

1 (4)

- CPC 3–5

24 (96)

  1. Data are expressed as n (%) or median (interquartile range – IQR 25/75%)
  2. Abbreviations: CA, cardiac arrest; min, minutes; CPC, cerebral performance categories; mg, milligram;