Abstract:Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of drowning patients in Qinhuangdao area and the key factors affecting survival by establishing a drowning database based on the Utstein model, and to provide more targeted strategies and methods for drowning rescue and treatment.Methods A total of 108 drowning patients treated at hospitals in Qinhuangdao area from June 2019 to November 2022 were selected. General clinical data of patients were collected, including gender, age, drowning type, medical history, initial condition of drowning, whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed by first-aid personnel, emergency medical services (EMS) time, first CPR time, end of on-site care (EOSC) time, time to consciousness recovery, whether CPR was in progress upon arrival at the hospital, duration of CPR, in-hospital CPR type, vital signs (temperature, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, peripheral oxygen saturation), initial monitoring heart rate after ROSC (ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical activity), initial in-hospital neurological examination [Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), alertness, verbal response, painful response, AVPU score], blood gases (partial pressure of oxygen, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, pH value, end-tidal carbon dioxide), blood lactate level, airway or ventilation (none, regular O2, non-invasive ventilation, invasive ventilation, unconventional invasive ventilation), pulmonary edema, initial 96 h body temperature after ROSC (Tmax, Tmin), 24 h blood sugar after ROSC, ability to maintain blood sugar, occurrence of hypotension (systolic blood pressure ≤90 mmHg), continuous use of vasopressors/positive inotropic agents, complications of drowning (acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, pneumonia, pancreatitis, acute kidney injury, shock, multiple organ failure, sepsis, electrolyte imbalance, glucose disorder), discharge destination (other hospital, home, rehabilitation nursing home, other), condition at discharge (cerebral function grading, GCS score, AVPU score, presence of spontaneous respiration), cause of in-hospital death (acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, intracranial hypertension, electrolyte imbalance, acute renal failure, seizure, sepsis or heart failure). Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors for survival of drowning patients.Results There were statistically significant differences in age, presence of previous medical history, presence of witnesses, presence of pulse/heart rate, presence of breathing, EMS time, first CPR time, EOSC time, blood lactate level, presence of pulmonary edema, initial 96 h body temperature after ROSC (Tmax, Tmin), complications of drowning (acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, acute kidney injury, shock, multiple organ failure, sepsis, electrolyte imbalance) between the two groups (P < 0.05). Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that age, medical history, witnesses, presence of pulse/heart rate, presence of breathing, EMS time, first CPR time, EOSC time, blood lactate level, presence of pulmonary edema, initial 96 h body temperature Tmax after ROSC, initial 96 h body temperature Tmin after ROSC, complications of drowning were all factors affecting the clinical outcome of drowning patients (P < 0.05). The predictive model analysis based on the above indicators showed that the model had good discriminative ability; Bootstrap validation showed that the deviation calibration curve of the model was well matched with the ideal curve.Conclusion The drowning database established based on the Utstein model effectively revealed various risk factors affecting the survival of drowning patients. These findings are of great significance for improving the survival rate of drowning patients and improving treatment outcomes. It is recommended to strengthen the attention and intervention to key influencing factors in future first aid and treatment, and to timely perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.