Long-term multidisciplinary follow-up programs in pediatric cardiac arrest survivors.

ABSTRACT: Long-term outcome studies after pediatric cardiac arrest (CA) are few. They require a CA registry and dedicated outcome teams. Learning about the long-term outcomes is very important for developing prognostication guidelines, improving post-cardiac care, counseling caregivers about the future of their child, and creating opportunities for therapeutic intervention studies to improve outcomes. Few PICUs worldwide provide a multidisciplinary follow-up program as routine practice at an outpatient clinic with standardized measurements, using validated instruments including neuropsychological assessments by psychologists. The primary goal of such a follow-up program should be to provide excellent care to children and their caregivers, thereby resulting in a high attendance. Pediatric psychologis

SUBMITTER: Hunfeld M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847941 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature