|
Variables
|
Group L
|
Group M
|
P value
|
|---|
|
(32.0–33.5 °C)
|
(34.0–35.0 °C)
|
|---|
|
n = 24
|
n = 281
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
50 (38–57)
|
62 (53–69)
|
<0.001
|
|
Male (%)
|
19 (79 %)
|
228 (81 %)
|
0.789
|
|
Bystander CPR (%)
|
9 (38 %)
|
146 (52 %)
|
0.205
|
|
Witness (%)
|
17/21 (81 %)
|
205/256 (80 %)
| |
|
Cardiogenic cardiac arrest (%)
|
23 (96 %)
|
263 (70 %)
|
1.000
|
|
VF/VT (%)
|
21/24 (88 %)
|
185/277 (67 %)
| |
|
Target temperature (°C)
|
33.0 (32.0–33.0)
|
34.0 (34.0–34.0)
|
<0.001
|
|
Over-cooling (%)
|
7/24 (29 %)
|
54/270 (20 %)
| |
|
Interval from collapse to ROSC (min)
|
17 (11–23)
|
15 (10–22)
|
0.469
|
|
Interval from ROSC to target temperature (min)
|
194 (165–324)
|
180 (95–360)
|
0.460
|
|
Duration of time at the target temperature (h)
|
34 (24–49)
|
24 (24–38)
|
0.013
|
|
Rewarming time (days)
|
3 (2–4)
|
2 (1–3)
|
<0.001
|
|
CPC 1-2 on day 30 (%)
|
21 (88 %)
|
181 (64 %)
|
0.024
|
- Values are presented as the n (%) or median (interquartile range)
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CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, VF ventricular fibrillation, VT ventricular tachycardia, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, CPC cerebral performance category
