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Table 3 Asystole and PEA changes in cases with maintained ROSC at the hospital admission

From: Rhythm conversion in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and influence on the return of spontaneous circulation at the hospital arrival: a 10-year retrospective study in Croatia

ROSC at the hospital admission

Converted asystole and PEA

A-C*

PEA-C*

Total

χ²

P

OR (CI 95%)

CC

76 (33.48%)

32 (20.65%)

108 (28.27%)

7.48

0.006

1.93 (1.20–3.12)

0.139

Non-converted asystole and PEA

A-NC*

PEA-NC*

Total

χ²

P

OR (CI 95%)

CC

127 (11.67%)

130 (20.93%)

257 (15.04%)

26.50

< 0.001

2.00 (1.53–2.62)

0.124

Converted asystole and non-converted PEA

A-C*

PEA-NC*

Total

χ²

P

OR (CI 95%)

CC

76 (33.48%)

130 (20.93%)

206 (24.29%)

14.20

< 0.001

0.526 (0.376–0.737)

0.128

  1. Chi squared test, asystole-converted (AC), PEA converted (PEA-NC), asystole non-converted (A-NC), PEA non-converted (PEA-NC)
  2. *CC - contingency coefficient
  3. *OR – odds ratio
  4. *PEA - pulseless electrical activity
  5. *ROSC - return of spontaneous circulation