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Table 1 Basic patient characteristics

From: High plasma levels of pro-inflammatory factors interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 are associated with poor outcome of cardiac-arrest patients: a single center experience

 

Survivors (n = 10)

Non-survivors (n = 11)

P

Age (years)

74.8

70.7

 

Sex, m/f

6/4

6/4

 

Witnessed by a bystander

9/10

9/11

 

Time to ROSC (min)

6.86

24.5

0.0012

APACHE II score

14.14

29.14

< 0.0001

CPC score

2.28

5

0.0012

Out-of-hospital arrest

2/10

4/11

 

Ventricular defibrillation

2/10

3/11

 

Myocardial infarction

3/10

4/11

 

At presentation in ICU

 Cardiogenic shock

2/10

3/11

 

 Post-resuscitation sepsis

2/10

2/11

 

 Length of ICU stay, days

10.1

16.2

0.0015

 Length of hospital stay, days

19.4

16.3

 
  1. 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