Research Article
Effect of the Floor Level on the Probability of a Neurologically Favorable Discharge after Cardiac Arrest according to the Event Location
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients according to the floor and location event.
| | Home | Public place | <3rd floor | ≥3rd floor | value | <3rd floor | ≥3rd floor | value |
| Sex, male | 1,214 (61.19) | 1,357 (62.53) | 0.388 | 1,208 (74.75) | 314 (55.58) | <0.001 | Age (years) | 73.0 (60.0–80.0) | 71.0 (56.0–80.0) | 0.001 | 67.0 (54.0–79.0) | 77.0 (61.8–84.0) | <0.001 | Initial rhythm, shockable | 245 (12.37) | 322 (14.86) | 0.021 | 522 (32.46) | 93 (16.55) | <0.001 | Witnessed | 906 (46.11) | 1,076 (50.00) | 0.014 | 887 (55.86) | 320 (57.04) | 0.656 | Bystander CPR | 1,221 (61.82) | 1,413 (65.39) | 0.018 | 1,113 (69.48) | 428 (76.29) | 0.002 | Call-to-scene time | 8.0 (6.0–10.0) | 7.0 (5.0–9.0) | <0.001 | 8.0 (6.0–11.0) | 7.0 (5.0–8.0) | <0.001 | Call-to-patient time | 9.0 (7.0–12.0) | 9.0 (8.0–12.0) | 0.026 | 9.0 (7.0–12.0) | 9.0 (7.0–12.0) | 0.698 | Outcomes | | | | | | | Prehospital ROSC | 421 (21.22) | 551 (25.39) | 0.002 | 518 (32.05) | 158 (27.96) | 0.073 | Survival admission | 252 (12.72) | 341 (15.77) | 0.005 | 370 (22.94) | 92 (16.31) | 0.001 | Survival discharge | 109 (5.49) | 174 (8.03) | 0.001 | 246 (15.27) | 50 (8.88) | <0.001 | Neurological favorable discharge | 49 (2.47) | 104 (4.80) | <0.001 | 169 (10.48) | 29 (5.15) | <0.001 |
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CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation.
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