Research Article

Relationship between the Plasma Levels of Catecholamines and Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Table 2

Comparison of the causes of CPA between the two groups.

ROSC (+) (n = 34)ROSC (−) (n = 62) value

Causes of CPA0.102
 Indeterminate1434
 Respiratory74
 Choking79
 Intracranial hemorrhage31
 Sepsis10
 Trauma12
 Gastrointestinal bleeding11
 Acute aortic dissection07
 AAA rupture02
 Pulmonary embolism01
 Drowning01

Note. AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm, CPA: cardiopulmonary arrest, and ROSC: return of spontaneous circulation.