Characteristics of patients and the cardiopulmonary arrest events (n = 104) included in the study
| Variable | Observed value |
|---|---|
| *Geriatric medicine, pulmonary medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, haematology-oncology, physical medicine and rehabilitation. | |
| †Trauma surgery, otolaryngology, gastrointestinal surgery, transplant surgery. | |
| Age (years), mean (SD), range | 64.76 (17.2), 18–93 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 56 (54) |
| Female | 48 (46) |
| First observed rhythm, n (%) | |
| Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation | 24 (23) |
| Pulseless electrical activity | 14 (13.5) |
| Asystole | 42 (40.5) |
| Unknown | 24 (23) |
| Setting, n (%) | |
| Unmonitored | 22 (21) |
| Monitored | 52 (50) |
| Intensive care | 30 (29) |
| Primary service, n (%) | |
| General internal medicine | 25 (24) |
| Cardiology | 17 (16.3) |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 13 (12.5) |
| Neurosurgery | 13 (12.5) |
| General surgery | 6 (5.8) |
| Intensive care medicine | 5 (4.8) |
| Other medical service* | 14 (13.5) |
| Other surgical service† | 11 (10.6) |
| Outcome, n (%) | |
| Died during event | 35 (33.7) |
| Survived event, died within 24 h | 18 (17.3) |
| Survived event, died within 30 days | 23 (22.1) |
| Survived event, died after 30 days | 2 (1.9) |
| Survived to discharge | 26 (25) |