Significant Cytokine mRNA Expression Changes Immediately after Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Table 2

Patient characteristics.

Patient characteristics	Number (no.)/value (mean ± SD; range)
Patient factors
Age	63 ± 15 (35–90 years)
Gender (m/f)	19/6
Outcome (survivors/nonsurvivors)	15/10
Cause of cardiac arrest
Cardiac disease	18
Respiratory failure	3
Lung embolism	1
Asphyxia	1
Trauma	1
Unknown	1
Initial cardiac rhythm
Ventricular fibrillation	17
Asystole	8
Event factors
Witnessed collapse	9
Bystander CPR	8
Time to ROSC in minutes	21 ± 13 (5–50 minutes)
Number of shocks ()	4 ± 3 (1–10)
Treatment
Hypothermia/normothermia	6/7