Research Article
Validation of Factors Affecting the Outcome of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in a Large, Urban, Academic Medical Center
Table 2
Arrest characteristics.
| | Duration of CPA (minutes)* 574* | | 1st quartile: 1–10 | | 2nd quartile: 10.1–20 | | 3rd quartile: 20.1–30 | | 4th quartile: >30 |
| | Time of CPA | 12 a.m.–6 a.m. | 173 (24.6%) | | 6 a.m.–12 p.m. | 172 (24.5%) | | 12 p.m.–6 p.m. | 191 (27.2%) | | 6 p.m.–12 a.m. | 165 (23.5%) |
| | Etiology of CPA | Cardiac | 377 (50.8%) | | Respiratory | 185 (24.9%) | | Unspecified | 180 (24.3%) |
| | Witness | Yes | 649 (91.4%) | | No | 61 (8.6%) |
| | Monitor | Yes | 612 (84.2%) | | No | 115 (15.8%) |
| | Return of spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) | Yes | 383 (53.9%) | | No | 327 (46.1%) |
| | Discharge disposition | Expired | 574 (78.7%) | | Other facilities | 80 (10.9%) | | Home | 70 (9.6%) | | Unknown | 5 (0.7%) |
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Data available for 574 arrests.
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