Calcium use during paediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with worse outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate associations between calcium administration and outcomes among children with in-hospital cardiac arrest and among specific subgroups in which calcium use is hypothesized to provide clinical benefit.

Methods

This is a secondary analysis of observational data collected prospectively as part of the ICU-RESUScitation project. Children 37 weeks post-conceptual age to 18 years who received chest compressions in one of 18 intensive care units from October 2016-March 2021 were eligible. Data included child and event characteristics, pre-arrest laboratory values, pre- and intra-arrest haemodynamics, and outcomes. Outcomes included sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital discharge, and survival to hospital discharge with favourable neur

SUBMITTER: Cashen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature