Verification of the termination of resuscitation rules in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has an unfavorable prognosis; therefore, making accurate predictions of outcomes is crucial for tailoring treatment plans. The termination of resuscitation rules must accurately predict unfavorable outcomes. In this study, we aimed to assess if the current termination of resuscitation rules for adults can predict factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and examine the relationship between these factors and unfavorable outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective nationwide cohort study of pediatric cases registered in the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Multicenter Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry from June 1, 2014, to December 31, 2020, was conducted. The association between th

SUBMITTER: Minami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11217751 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature