Table 1 Patient´s characteristics, vital signs, and blood gas analysis of resuscitation room survivors and non-survivors

Patient’s characteristics (MV ± SD)

 Age (years)

69.7 ± 16.2

75.6 ± 13.1

69.5 ± 16.3

0.003

 Sex, female [n, (%)]

717 (46.7)

32 (47.8)

685 (46.6)

0.847

 Weight (kg)

78.5 ± 22.3

77.9 ± 18.1

78.5 ± 22.4

0.829

 BMI (points)

25.0 ± 7.2

23.2 ± 4.6

25.0 ± 7.2

0.043

ABCDE problems [n, (%)]

 A (airway)

34 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

34 (2.3)

0.210

 B (breathing)

398 (25.9)

16 (23.9)

382 (26.0)

0.701

 C (circulation)

459 (29.9)

44 (65.7)

415 (28.3)

< 0.001

 D (disability)

606 (39.5)

4 (6.0)

602 (41.0)

< 0.001

 E (environment)

39 (2.5)

3 (4.5)

36 (2.5)

0.313

Vital signs admission [MV ± SD]

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

129.9 ± 44.5

104.1 ± 41.6

130.7 ± 44.3

< 0.001

 Heart rate (bpm)

95.7 ± 31.5

96.8 ± 34.3

95.7 ± 31.4

0.780

 Shock index (bpm/mmHg)

0.9 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.5

0.002

 Oxygen saturation (%)

93.9 ± 7.2

89.9 ± 12.0

94.0 ± 6.9

< 0.001

 Respiratory rate (min⁻¹)

21.4 ± 10.1

32.3 ± 27.9

21.0 ± 8.5

< 0.001

 Glasgow coma score (points)

11.0 ± 4.8

6.8 ± 5.1

11.1 ± 4.7

< 0.001

 Temperature tympanal (°C)

36.2 ± 1.5

35.4 ± 2.5

36.3 ± 1.4

< 0.001

BGA parameters [MV ± SD]

 pH

7.31 ± 0.15

7.09 ± 0.25

7.32 ± 0.14

< 0.001

 pCO₂ (mmHg)

48.7 ± 19.8

66.1 ± 30.9

47.9 ± 18.8

< 0.001

 HCO⁻₃ (mmol/l)

21.8 ± 5.6

16.4 ± 10.1

22.1 ± 5.2

< 0.001

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.9 ± 2.7

11.8 ± 2.2

12.9 ± 2.8

0.002

 Lactate (mmol/l)

3.5 ± 3.6

9.2 ± 6.4

3.3 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Glucose (mg/dl)

182.8 ± 114.7

256.0 ± 169.8

179.7 ± 110.8

 < 0.001

Na⁺ (mmol/l)

138.6 ± 6.3

139.3 ± 8.6

138.6 ± 6.2

0.376

K⁺ (mmol/l)

4.4 ± 1.0

5.1 ± 2.2

4.3 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

Ca²⁺ (mmol/l)

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

1.000

Procedures [n, (%)]:

catecholamine

465 (30.3)

41 (61.2)

424 (28.9)

 < 0.001

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

96 (6.2)

41 (61.2)

55 (3.7)

 < 0.001