All patients (n = 360) | Epinephrine 0–1 min (n = 177) | Epinephrine ≥ 2 min (n = 183) | P-value | |
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Median age in years (IQR) | 62 (26) | 62 (25.50) | 62 (25) | 0.90 |
Male n(%) | 220 (61.1%) | 113 (63.8%) | 107 (58.5%) | 0.29 |
Female n(%) | 140 (38.9%) | 64 (36.2%) | 76 (41.5%) | |
Saudi Arabian | 194 (53.9%) | 94 (53.1%) | 100 (54.6%) | 0.77 |
Non-Saudi | 166 (46.1%) | 83 (46.9%) | 83 (45.4%) | |
Median CPR duration in minutes (IQR) | 20:00 (16:45) | 16:00 (15:00) | 20:00 (15:00) | 0.70 |
Median epinephrine time in minutes (IQR) | 2:00 (3) | 0:00 (0) | 3:00 (3) | < 0.01 |
PEA n(%) | 132 (36.7%) | 95 (53.7%) | 37 (20.2%) | < 0.01 |
Asystole n(%) | 228 (63.3%) | 82 (46.3%) | 146 (79.8%) | |
Intubation during CPR n(%) | 199 (55.3%) | 94 (53.1%) | 105 (57.4%) | 0.41 |
No intubation during CPR n(%) | 161 (44.7%) | 83 (46.9%) | 78 (42.6%) | |
ROSC n(%) | 95 (26.4%) | 55 (31.1%) | 40 (21.9%) | 0.04 |
Respiratory n(%) | 132 (36.7%) | 53 (29.9%) | 79 (43.2%) | < 0.01 |
Cardiac n(%) | 95 (26.4%) | 60 (33.9%) | 35 (19.1%) | |
CNS n(%) | 48 (13.3%) | 22 (29.9%) | 26 (14.2%) | |
Metabolic n(%) | 43 (11.9%) | 26 (14.7%) | 17 (9.3%) | |
GI n(%) | 43 (11.7%) | 16 (9.0%) | 26 (14.2%) | |
ICU n(%) | 172 (47.8%) | 83 (46.9%) | 89 (48.6%) | 0.01 |
ED n(%) | 117 (32.5%) | 68 (38.4%) | 49 (26.8%) | |
Floor n(%) | 71 (19.7%) | 26 (14.7%) | 45 (24.6%) | |
Hospital A n(%) | 168 (46.7%) | 76 (42.9%) | 92 (50.3%) | 0.10 |
Hospital B n(%) | 98 (27.2%) | 46 (26.0%) | 52 (28.4%) | |
Hospital C n(%) | 94 (26.1%) | 55 (31.1%) | 39 (21.3%) |