Data and methods to calculate cut-off values for serum potassium and core temperature at hospital admission for extracorporeal rewarming of avalanche victims in cardiac arrest - Falk, M.; Brugger, H.; Bouzat, P.; Pasquier, M.; Mair, P.; Fieler, J.; Darocha, T.; Blancher, M.; de Riedmatten, M.; Paal, P.; Strapazzon, G.; Zafren, K.; et al. (Data Brief, 2020)
The data and estimation methods presented in this article are associated with the research article, "Cut-off values of serum potassium and core temperature at hospital admission for extracorporeal rewarming of avalanche victims in cardiac arrest: a retrospective multi-centre study" [1]. In this article we estimate recommended cut-off values for in-hospital triage with respect to extracorporeal rewarming. With only 6 survivors of 103 patients collected over a period of 20 years the ability to estimate reliable threshold values is limited. In addition, because the number of avalanche victims is also limited, a significantly larger dataset is unlikely to be obtained. We have therefore adapted two non-parametric estimation methods (bootstrapping and exact binomial distribution) to our specific needs and performed a simulations to confirm validity and reliability.
Keywords: journalArticle; Accidental hypothermia; Avalanche; Core temperature; Cut-off value; Extracorporeal life support; Serum potassium; Triage