Table 1 General Characteristics of Study Population according to implementation of the life-sustaining treatment decision act
Before LSTDA | After LSTDA | p-value* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 220) | % | Organ donation (N = 30) | % | Total (N = 531) | % | Organ donation (N = 17) | % | ||
Female Sex | 84 | 38.2 | 13 | 43.3 | 193 | 36.3 | 11 | 64.7 | 0.635 |
Age group | |||||||||
16–39 | 31 | 14.1 | 9 | 30 | 51 | 9.6 | 7 | 41.2 | 0.009 |
40–64 | 108 | 49.1 | 15 | 50 | 222 | 41.8 | 7 | 41.2 | |
≥ 65 | 81 | 36.8 | 6 | 20 | 258 | 48.6 | 3 | 17.6 | |
Age, Median (IQR), yr. | 59.5 | (47–70) | 46 | (36–61) | 64 | (53–73) | 48 | (34–56) | 0.800 |
Arrest cause | 0.197 | ||||||||
Medical aetiology | 178 | 80.9 | 9 | 30 | 411 | 77.4 | 7 | 41.2 | |
Trauma | 17 | 7.7 | 8 | 26.7 | 33 | 6.2 | 1 | 5.9 | |
Hanging | 24 | 10.9 | 13 | 43.3 | 76 | 14.3 | 9 | 52.9 | |
other | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Insurance | 0.391 | ||||||||
National health insurance | 180 | 81.8 | 24 | 80 | 411 | 77.4 | 15 | 88.2 | |
Medical Aid | 23 | 10.5 | 2 | 6.7 | 66 | 12.4 | 1 | 5.9 | |
other | 17 | 7.7 | 4 | 13.3 | 54 | 10.2 | 1 | 5.9 | |
Comorbidity | |||||||||
Hypertension | 67 | 30.5 | 3 | 10 | 211 | 39.7 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.017 |
Diabetes mellitus | 37 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Heart disease | 24 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11.5 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.82 |
Cerebrovascular accidents | 15 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.3 | 34 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.834 |
Public place | 67 | 30.5 | 8 | 26.7 | 97 | 18.3 | 3 | 17.6 | < 0.001 |
Witnessed arrest | 148 | 67.3 | 15 | 50 | 323 | 60.8 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.097 |
Bystander CPR | 104 | 47.3 | 14 | 46.7 | 235 | 44.3 | 9 | 52.9 | 0.45 |
Initial shockable rhythm | 45 | 20.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 91 | 17.1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.283 |
Hospital treatment | |||||||||
TTM | 40 | 18.1 | 9 | 30 | 150 | 28.2 | 9 | 52.9 | 0.004 |
ECMO | 10 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 47 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.043 |
Length of Hospital stay, day | 0.712 | ||||||||
0–7 | 137 | 62.3 | 18 | 60 | 323 | 60.8 | 10 | 58.8 | |
8–30 | 83 | 37.7 | 12 | 40 | 208 | 39.2 | 7 | 41.2 | |
Length of Hospital stay, Median (IQR), day | 4.05 | (1.36–10.73) | 6.05 | (2.53–9.65) | 4.49 | (1.68–11.78) | 4.75 | (3.14–9.68) | 0.956 |