Plasma Adipokines in Patients Resuscitated from Cardiac Arrest: Difference of Visfatin between Survivors and Nonsurvivors

Table 1

Patient basic characteristics.

	All patients ()
Age (years)	72.9
Sex, m/f	13/8
Witnessed by a bystander	15/21
Time to ROSC (min)	15.00
APACHE II score	21.06
CPC score	3.54
Out-of-hospital arrest	5/21
Ventricular defibrillation	7/21
Myocardial infarction	7/21
At presentation in ICU
Cardiogenic shock	6/21
Postresuscitation sepsis	4/21
Length of ICU stay (days)	12.92
Length of hospital stay (days)	17.97

Data are expressed as average or absolute number where appropriate. ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation; ICU: intensive care unit; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CPC: cerebral performance category.