Research Article

Renal Insufficiency and Early Bystander CPR Predict In-Hospital Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia and Cardiac Catheterization: Return of Spontaneous Circulation, Cooling, and Catheterization Registry (ROSCCC Registry)

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics, prehospital arrest data, and cooling protocol of total population ().

Clinical characteristicsMTH + C ()MTH + NC () value

Age (yrs)61 ± 1261 ± 161.00
Sex (M)52 (79)77 (70)0.22
Medical history
 Diabetes (%)12 (18)34 (31)0.06
 Smoking (%)36 (55)49 (45)0.22
 Hypertension (%)36 (55)65 (59)0.63
 Dyslipidemia (%)27 (41)39 (35)0.42
 Prior MI (%)22 (33)32 (29)0.32
 Prior PCI (%)5 (8)7 (6)0.63
 Baseline CRI (%)17 (26)12 (11)0.24
Cardiac arrest
 OHCA (%)50 (76)89 (81)0.44
 Witnessed OHCA (%)61 (92)83 (75)0.07
 Immediate bystander CPR (%)36 (55)40 (45)0.20
 Duration of bystander CPR (min)6.4 ± 4.17.5 ± 4.00.08
 Time to ROSC from collapse (min)28.0 ± 14.6 24.0 ± 14.8 0.10
 Time from collapse to EMS (min)8.0 ± 5.012.0 ± 12.0<0.05
 Total cooled time (min)1671 ± 4101625 ± 5510.62
Initial arrest rhythm
 VF/pulseless VT61 (92)39 (35)<0.05
 PEA5 (8)61 (65)<0.05
 STEMI45 (68)0 (0)<0.05
Mild therapeutic hypothermia
 Time from ROSC to cooling (min)277 ± 110211 ± 146<0.05
 Time to achieve 32–34°C from cooling (min)252 ± 174312 ± 4660.30
 Total cooled time (min)1671 ± 4101625 ± 5510.56

Values are mean ± SD or (%). MTH + C, mild therapeutic hypothermia with cardiac catheterization; OHCA, out of hospital cardiac arrest; MTH + NC, mild therapeutic hypothermia with no cardiac catheterization; yrs, years; m, males; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CRI, chronic renal insufficiency; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; min, minutes; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; EMS, emergency medical services; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction.