A total of 930 patients were included; of these, 556 (59.8%) patients survived to discharge and 249 (26.8%) were discharged with good neurologic outcomes. The median time from return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) to the start of TH was 101 (interquartile range (IQR) 46-200) minutes. The induction, maintenance, and rewarming durations were 150 (IQR 80-267) minutes, 1440 (IQR 1290-1440) minutes, and 708 (IQR 420-900) minutes, respectively. The time from the ROSC to coronary angiography was 1,045 (IQR 121-12,051) hours. Hyperglycemia (46.3%) was the most frequent adverse event.
CONCLUSION:
Over one quarter of OHCA survivors (26.8%) were discharged with good neurologic outcome. TH performance was managed appropriately in terms of the factors related to the timing of TH, which were the start time for cooling and the rewarming duration.