Table 1 Child characteristics and associations with outcomes.

From: Clinical Survey and Predictors of Outcomes of Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Admitted to the Emergency Department

 

All

%

SROSC

p

STHD

p

PCPC ≤ 3

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

N = 152

N = 53

N = 99

N = 21

N = 131

N = 7

N = 14

Demographic and prevention

Age (y/o)

   <1(n/all)

72/152

47.4

30/53

42/99

 

14/21

58/131

 

7/7

7/14

   1~6(n/all)

43/152

28.3

13/53

30/99

 

2/21

41/131

 

0

2/14

   7~12(n/all)

21/152

13.8

5/53

11/99

 

2/21

19/131

 

0

2/14

   13~18(n/all)

16/152

10.5

5/53

16/99

0.37

3/21

13/131

0.17

0

3/14

Gender

    Male (n/all)

84/152

55.3

32/53

52/99

0.39

10/21

74/131

 

3/7

7/14

   Female (n/all)

68/152

44.7

21/53

47/99

0.39

11/21

57/131

0.48

4/7

7/14

Pre-existing condition

   Yes (n/all)

56/152

36.8

23/53

33/99

 

10/21

46/131

 

3/7

7/14

   No (n/all)

96/152

63.2

30/53

66/99

0.29

11/21

85/131

0.33

4/7

7/14

Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Witnessed of OHCA

   Yes (n/all)

64/152

42.1

36/53

28/99

 

17/21

47/131

 

7/7

10/14

   No (n/all)

88/152

57.9

17/53

71/99

<0.05

4/21

84/131

<0.05

0/7

4/14

Bystander CPR

   Yes (n/all)

15/152

9.9

9/53

6/99

 

1/21

14/131

 

1/7

0

   No (n/all)

137/152

90.1

44/53

93/99

0.045

20/21

117/131

0.69

6/7

14/14

Prompt access to the emergency response system

Sent by EMS (n/all)

80/152

52.6

25/53

55/99

 

10/21

70/131

 

3/7

7/14

Sent by caretaker (n/all)

72/152

47.4

28/53

44/99

0.39

11/21

61/131

0.64

4/7

7/14

EMS advanced airway

n = 62

 

n = 16

n = 46

 

n = 8

n = 54

   

Yes (n/all)

12

19.4

2/16

10/46

 

2/8

10/54

   

No (n/all)

50

80.6

14/16

32/46

0.71

6/8

44/54

0.64

  

Rapid pediatric advanced life support (PALS)

Pediatrician

   Yes (n/all)

107/152

70.4

43/53

64/99

 

19/21

88/131

 

7/7

12/14

   No (n/all)

45/152

20.6

10/53

35/99

0.041

2/21

43/131

<0.05

0

2/14

Shift

   Day shift (n/all) (7 A.M. to 7 P.M.)

89/152

58.6

33/53

56/99

 

14/21

75/131

 

5/7

9/14

   Night shift (7 P.M. to 7 A.M) (n/all)

63/152

41.4

20/53

43/99

0.6

7/21

56/131

0.48

2/7

5/14

   ED CPR

Mean ± SD

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

   

   ED Epinephrine doses

8.79 ± 6.21 (n = 151)

 

3.85 ± 3.68 (n = 52)

11.38 ± 5.68 (n = 99)

<0.05

2.14 ± 2.81 (n = 21)

9.86 ± 5.94 (n = 130)

<0.05

  

   First epinephrine time (min) at ED

2.92 ± 3.12 (n = 142)

 

3 ± 3.25 (n = 43)

2.9 ± 3.08 (n = 99)

0.86

2.64 ± 3.91 (n = 14)

2.96 ± 3.04 (n = 128)

0.71

  

   ED CPR interval (min)

32.66 ± 20.71 (n = 152)

 

17.3 ± 16.39 (n = 53)

40.89 ± 17.96 (n = 99)

<0.05

9.76 ± 9.57 (n = 21)

36.34 ± 19.65 (n = 131)

<0.05

  
  1. Minutes (min).