Rewarming Young Children After Drowning-Associated Hypothermia and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Analysis Using the CAse REport Guideline.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is recommended in adults with drowning-associated hypothermia and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our experience of managing a drowned 2-year-old girl with hypothermia (23°C) and cardiac arrest (58 min) prompted this summary using the CAse REport (CARE) guideline to address the question of optimal rewarming procedure in such patients.

Design/patients

Following the CARE guideline, we identified 24 reports in the "PubMed database" describing children less than or equal to 6 years old with a temperature less than or equal to 28°C who had been rewarmed using conventional intensive care ± ECMO. Adding our patient, we were able to analyze a total of 57 cases.

Main results

The two groups (ECMO vs non-ECMO) differed

SUBMITTER: Andre MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470436 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature