Research Article

The Prognosis of Cardiac Origin and Noncardiac Origin in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Occurring during Night Shifts

Table 3

Cardiac arrest outcomes by day/evening versus night.

OutcomeDay or evening shiftNight shift
ReferenceaOR95% CI

Cardiac origin
 ROSC[1]0.30.15~0.63
 Survival to discharge[1]0.10.01~0.90
Noncardiac origin
 ROSC[1]0.50.30~0.78
 Survival to discharge[1]1.30.43~3.69

Significant factor.
ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation.
aOR: adjusted odds ratio, for patient’s age, sex, CCI, first documented cardiac rhythm, witnessed cardiac arrest, and bystander CPR.