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Table 2 Comparison of in-hospital clinical outcomes

From: Therapeutic hypothermia in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

 

Hypothermia

(N=624)

No hypothermia

 (N=2301)

Unadjusted

Multivariable-adjusted*

IPTW-adjusted

OR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Mortality outcomes

 Death within discharge

219 (35.1)

997 (43.3)

0.71 (0.59–0.85)

<0.001

0.72 (0.57–0.91)

0.005

0.78 (0.70–0.87)

<0.001

 Death within 24 h

45 (7.2)

533 (23.2)

0.26 (0.19–0.35)

<0.001

0.24 (0.17–0.34)

<0.001

0.33 (0.28–0.38)

<0.001

Neurologic outcomes

 Poor outcome (CPC 3, 4, 5)

356 (57.1)

1,339 (58.2)

0.95 (0.80–1.14)

0.609

1.06 (0.84–1.33)

0.637

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

0.824

  1. *Adjusted variable: age, sex, location at cardiac arrest, bystander-witnessed, bystander-performed CPR, telemetric advice to first aid before EMS, initial EMS rhythm, defibrillation before ER admission, ROSC before ER admission, initial ECG rhythm, defibrillation, total CPR time, defibrillation at ER, ECMO, and hospital region
  2. Values are n (%, cumulative incidence) unless otherwise indicated