Research Article

Validation of Factors Affecting the Outcome of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Large, Urban, Academic Medical Center

Table 1

Patient characteristics: demographics, admission service, and level of monitoring.

GenderMale476 (67.1%)
Female
FF
233 (32.9%)

Age (years) 1st quartile 18.4–47.4
2nd quartile 47.5–58.2
3rd quartile 58.3–69.8
4th quartile >69.9

RaceCaucasian349 (51.8%)
African American290 (43.0%)
Asian25 (3.7%)
Other10 (1.5%)

Admission serviceSurgical312 (42.8%)
Medical264 (36.2%)
Cardiology122 (16.7%)
Unknown/other31 (4.3%)

Bed typeIntensive care unit453 (62.1%)
Floor144 (19.8%)
Telemetry118 (16.2%)
Unknown/other14 (1.9%)