Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population
From: Contrast Agent Pooling (C.A.P.) sign and imminent cardiac arrest: a retrospective study
All | C.A.P. Sign positive | C.A.P. Sign negative | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 128) | (N = 11) | (N = 117) | ||
Demographic | ||||
Age | 69 (21–97) | 66 (50–85) | 69 (21–97) | 0.957 |
Male sex | 77 (60.2%) | 8 (72.7%) | 69 (59.0%) | 0.373 |
Clinical | ||||
Heart failure | 11 (8.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | 10 (8.5%) | 0.950 |
Coronary artery disease | 15 (11.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | 14 (12.0%) | 0.776 |
Chronic kidney disease | 11 (8.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | 10 (8.5%) | 0.950 |
Diabetes mellitus | 29 (22.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (24.8%) | 0.060 |
Hypertension | 57 (44.5%) | 3 (27.3%) | 54 (46.2%) | 0.228 |
Malignancy | 22 (17.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | 21 (17.9%) | 0.456 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 102 (40–192) | 87 (50–132) | 104 (40–192) | 0.172 |
Heart rate ≧ 100 bpm | 56 (43.8%) | 2 (18.2%) | 54 (46.2%) | 0.074 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 115 (53–209) | 92 (65–132) | 118 (53–209) | 0.117 |
Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg | 50 (39.1%) | 7 (63.3%) | 43 (36.8%) | 0.081 |
Shock index | 0.86 (0.27–2.16) | 1.05 (0.38–1.42) | 0.85 (0.27–2.16) | 0.111 |
Shock index ≧ 0.9 | 47 (46.1%) | 6 (85.7%) | 41 (43.2%) | 0.029 |
Endotracheal intubation before CT scans | 67 (52.3%) | 7 (63.6%) | 60 (51.3%) | 0.433 |
Inotropic agent usage before CT scans | 42 (32.8%) | 4 (36.4%) | 38 (32.5%) | 0.793 |
Outcomes | ||||
Cardia arrest within 1 h after CT scans | 21 (16.4%) | 7 (63.6%) | 14 (12.0%) | < 0.0001 |
Survival to discharge | 18 (14.1%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (15.4%) | 0.160 |