Diagnosis | Total patients (n) | Recovery from CPA (n) |
Extrinsic cause | 10 | |
Drowning | 4 | 4 |
Asphyxia | 3 | 3 |
Multiple trauma | 2 | 2 |
Traumatic brain injury | 1 | 1 |
Intrinsic cause | 83 | |
Cardiovascular disease | ||
Congenital cardiac anomaly | 14 | 6 |
Cardiac myopathy | 6 | 3 |
Pulmonary hypertension | 2 | 1 |
Myocarditis | 1 | 0 |
Infection | ||
Sepsis | 13 | 5 |
Neuromuscular disease | ||
Encephalitis/Encephalopathy | 8 | 6 |
Neurological disorder | 2 | 1 |
Respiratory disease | ||
Pneumonitis | 7 | 1 |
Pulmonary disease | 3 | 2 |
Bronchus obstruction | 2 | 2 |
Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary-pancreatic disease | ||
Gastrointestinal disease | 3 | 3 |
Hepatic failure | 1 | 0 |
Haematological/Oncological | ||
Oncological disease | 2 | 1 |
Metabolic/Endocrinological disease | ||
Metabolic disorder | 2 | 0 |
Unknown CPA | 17 | 17 |
CPA, cardiopulmonary arrest.