Pediatric cardiac arrest registries and survival outcomes: A European study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The epidemiology of pediatric cardiac arrest in Europe is largely unknown. We aimed to characterize pediatric cardiac arrest registries and obtain the first survival outcome data on pediatric cardiac arrest in Europe.

Design

This is a prospective multinational survey.

Setting

We surveyed all 53 countries in Europe asking about: the existence registries for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (pOHCA) and/or in-hospital cardiac arrest (pIHCA)), the data collected, and the structure of the registries. Subsequently, we investigated outcomes (number of pOHCA/pIHCA since start of the registry, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital discharge/30-day survival) from the countries with active registries.

Patients and interventions

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SUBMITTER: Markel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature