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Table 4 Outcome of cardiac arrest

From: Prevalence, outcomes and factors associated with adult in hospital cardiac arrests in a low-income country tertiary hospital: a prospective observational study

Variable

Distribution (n = 190)

 

n (%)

ROSC

 

No

176 (92.6 %)

Yes

14 (7.4 %)

Postmortem

 

No

111 (59.7 %)

Yes

75 (40.3 %)

Postmortem included in clinical diagnosis

 

No

18 (24.0 %)

Yes

57 (76.0 %)

Post-arrest care admission

 

ICU

7 (50.0 %)

General wards

4 (28.6 %)

Emergency wards

3 (21.4 %)

24-hour survival

 

No

11 (78.6 %)

Yes

3 (21.4 %)

Any re-arrest

 

No

3 (21.4 %)

Yes

11 (78.6 %)

  1. ROSC Return of spontaneous circulation