Association Between Chest Compression Pause Duration and Survival After Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between chest compression (CC) pause duration and pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes is unknown. The American Heart Association has recommended minimizing pauses in CC in children to <10 seconds, without supportive evidence. We hypothesized that longer maximum CC pause durations are associated with worse survival and neurological outcomes.

Methods

In this cohort study of index pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrests reported in pediRES-Q (Quality of Pediatric Resuscitation in a Multicenter Collaborative) from July of 2015 through December of 2021, we analyzed the association in 5-second increments of the longest CC pause duration for each event with survival and favorable neurological outcome (Pediatric Cerebral Performance Catego

SUBMITTER: Lauridsen KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11073898 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature