From: Quantitative analysis of vascular signs on early postmortem multi-detector computed tomography
 | Early postmortem patients (96 cases) | ||||||||
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 | Elliptical/collapsed deformed | High-attenuated sedimentation | |||||||
 | Aorta | p value | Aorta | p value | SVC/IVC | p value | |||
Clinical characteristics | (+) 42 cases (43.7%) | (-) 54 cases (56.3%) | (+) 19 cases (19.8%) | (-) 77 cases (80.2.%) | (+) 10 cases (10.4%) | (-) 86 cases (89.6%) | |||
Age (Years) | 65.4 ± 18.1 (18–94) | 73.3 ± 14.8 (25–90) | 0.0208 | 68.0 ± 16.7 (18–94) | 70.2 ± 16.7 (28–94) | 0.6337 | 68.8 ± 16.6 (18–94) | 70.7 ± 17.1 (28–94) | 0.6445 |
Male/Female | 22/17 | 40/17 | 0.1661 | 12/7 | 50/27 | 0.8847 | 12/7 | 50/27 | 0.8847 |
Pectoralis major muscle thickness (mm) | 7.9 ± 2.9 (2–15) | 8.0 ± 2.7 (3–15) | 0.8118 | 7.7 ± 1.7 (5–11) | 8.0 ± 3.0 (2–15) | 0.6916 | 8.2 ± 2.9 (3–11) | 7.8 ± 2.6 (3–15) | 0.6675 |
Presternal fat thickness (mm) | 6.8 ± 4.3 (1–18) | 6.4 ± 4.1 (1–19) | 0.6217 | 7.5 ± 5.0 (1–18) | 6.3 ± 3.9 (1–19) | 0.2762 | 7.4 ± 5.2 (3–18) | 6.5 ± 4.0 (1–19) | 0.5294 |
Duration time of CPR (minutes) | 46.4 ± 7.1 (33–60) | 43.4 ± 10.1 (27–79) | 0.1106 | 44.6 ± 9.5 (30–58) | 44.7 ± 97.6 (27–79) | 0.9735 | 44.0 ± 6.6 (33–60) | 44.7 ± 9.6 (27–79) | 0.7706 |
Infused volume of the Ringer’s solution (mL) | 843.9 ± 431.0 (400–1500) | 729.6 ± 297.6 (480–1980) | 0.1598 | 717.6 ± 298.4 (400–1400) | 776.0 ± 360.0 (400–1980) | 0.5356 | 777.8 ± 365.5 (500–1700) | 774.7 ± 361.1 (400–1980) | 0.9740 |
Infused dose of epinephrine (mg) | 5.4 ± 2.3 (0–9) | 3.8 ± 2.8 (0–8) | 0.0022 | 4.6 ± 2.6 (0–8) | 4.4 ± 2.6 (0–9) | 0.7900 | 4.6 ± 2.7 (0–8) | 4.5 ± 2.6 (0–9) | 0.8246 |
Time between CPR and MDCT (minutes) | 8.1 ± 1.3 (5–10) | 8.5 ± 1.1 (5–10) | 0.0673 | 8.5 ± 0.9 (5–10) | 8.3 ± 1.2 (7–10) | 0.4047 | 8.6 ± 0.9 (7–10) | 8.3 ± 1.2 (5–10) | 0.3988 |