Table 3 Outcomes after propensity score matching.

From: Effects of prehospital advanced airway management on cardiac arrest patients who underwent extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

 

AAM

N = 719

No AAM

N = 719

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Difference (95% CI)

p-value

Primary outcome

 

Favourable neurological outcome at hospital discharge

82 (11.4)

124 (17.2)

0.18

(0.11–0.42)

–

< 0.001

Secondary outcomes

 

30 days survival

168 (23.4)

193 (26.8)

0.61

(0.28–0.83)

–

0.011

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)

2 (1–7)

4 (2–9)

 

−1.9

(−3.0 to −1.2)

< 0.001

Duration of ICU stay (days)

2 (1–7)

4 (2–8)

 

−1.1

(−2.1 to −0.9)

0.029

Estimated low-flow time

56 (48–73)

51(44–72)

 

−5.4

(−7.1 to −3.1)

< 0.001

  1. Continuous variables are presented as the median [interquartile range]; categorical variables are presented as n (%).
  2. Abbreviations: AAM, advanced airway management; ICU, intensive care unit; CI, confidence interval.
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