Korean J Crit Care Med.  2012 Feb;27(1):24-28. 10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.1.24.

Men Associated with Good Prognosis after Return of Spontaneous Circulation after Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: a Retrospective Study in One Emergency Center

• Oh SJ
• Kim JJ
• Hwang SY
• Hyun SY
• Yang HJ
• Lee G

• KMID: 2301475
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.1.24

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to analyze the gender factors associated with good or bad prognosis after return of spontaneous circulation after out-of hospital cardiac arrest.
METHODS
The patients admitted to the intensive care unit after successful resuscitation after out-of hospital cardiac arrest were retrospectively identified and evaluated. Thirty days mortality after admission, and neurologic outcome at 6 months after hospital discharge (cerebral performance category [CPC]) were evaluated.
RESULTS
One hundred forty-two patients were evaluated in this study; there were 101 males (71.1%). The median age was 52 years old (43-63). Thirty days after admission, 85 patients (59.9%) survived, 40 patients had a good neurologic outcome (CPC 1-2). The factors associated 30 days mortality were cause of arrest (non-cardiac, p = 0.03), lactate in emergency department (p = 0.05) and the factors associated with good neurologic outcome were males (p = 0.007), young age (p = 0.01), body weight and height (p = 0.001), cause of death (cardiac, p = 0.000). Alcohols and smoking were not associated with mortality and neurologic outcome. In multiple logistic regression analysis, men had a 8-fold increased good neurologic outcome (CPC 1-2) (odds ratio [OR] 8.038, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.079-59.903). Other factors associated with good neurologic outcome were cardiac cause of death (OR 5.523, 95% CI 1.562-19.533) and young age (OR 1.055, 95% CI 1.009-1.103).
CONCLUSIONS
Men had a good neurologic outcome after return of spontaneous circulation after out-of hospital cardiac arrest in one emergency center. Other additional factors including gonadal hormones should be evaluated.

Keyword

gender; men; outcome assessment; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

MeSH Terms

Alcohols
Body Weight
Cause of Death
Emergencies
Gonadal Hormones
Heart Arrest
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Lactic Acid
Logistic Models
Male
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Prognosis
Resuscitation
Retrospective Studies
Smoke
Smoking
Alcohols
Gonadal Hormones
Lactic Acid
Smoke