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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of prognostic factors for favorable neurological outcomes in all patients

From: Long-term prognostic significance of gasping in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a post hoc analysis of a multi-center prospective cohort study

Variables

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

 

n = 352

 

n = 352

 

Age (years)

0.94 (0.91–0.98)

0.001

0.94 (0.90–0.99)

0.009

Female sex

3.76 (1.35–10.42)

0.011

6.71 (1.42–31.74)

0.016

Witnessed cardiac arrest

    

 Yes

1.34 (0.44–4.12)

0.611

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.879

  

 Unknown

0.00 (0.00-)

1.000

  

Bystander CPR attempt

    

 Yes

5.12 (1.66–15.76)

0.004

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.016

  

 Unknown

5.84 (0.58–58.45)

0.133

  

Timing of cardiac arrest

    

 Before EMS arrival at scene

2.13 (0.25–)

0.488

  

 After EMS contact

1.00 (Ref.)

0.786

  

 Unknown

0.00 (0.00–)

1.000

  

Epinephrine administration before hospital arrival

  

 Yes

1.68 (0.64–4.36)

0.290

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.360

  

 Unknown

2.83 (0.55–14.46)

0.212

  

ROSC during transportation

    

 Yes

0.82 (0.23–2.91)

0.755

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.951

  

 Unknown

1.00 (0.22–4.60)

0.996

  

Time from cardiac arrest to admission

0.96 (0.91–1.00)

0.048

  

Cardiac rhythm at admission

    

 VF of pulseless VT

1.00 (Ref.)

0.157

1.00 (Ref.)

0.958

 PEA

0.25 (0.06–1.09)

0.064

0.63 (0.12–3.26)

0.578

 Asystole

0.00 (0.00–)

0.996

0.00 (0.00–)

0.996

 Unknown

4.53 (0.39–52.60)

0.227

Infa

0.995

Epinephrine administration after hospital arrival

   

 Yes

0.52 (0.17–1.65)

0.267

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.245

  

 Unknown

2.50 (0.22–28.13)

0.458

  

Gasping during resuscitation

7.90 (3.08–20.25)

 < 0.001

7.01 (2.10–23.40)

0.002

ECPR

6.40 (1.46–28.04)

0.014

  

Therapeutic temperature management

   

 Yes

1.00 (Ref.)

1.000

1.00 (Ref.)

1.000

 No

0.00 (0.00–)

0.995

0.00 (0.00–)

0.993

 Unknown

0.00 (0.00–)

0.998

0.00 (0.00–)

0.997

Intra-aortic balloon pumping

    

 Yes

4.72 (1.35–)

0.015

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.052

  

 Unknown

0.00 (0.00–)

0.998

  

Percutaneous coronary intervention

   

 Yes

1.23 (0.48–3.16)

0.665

  

 No

1.00 (Ref.)

0.348

  

 Unknown

0.26 (0.03–2.05)

0.201

  
  1. ECPR extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, VF ventricular fibrillation, VT ventricular tachycardia, PEA pulseless electrical activity, Ref reference, Inf infinite
  2. aThe odds ratio was infinite, and the confidence interval could not be calculated