Characteristics of Hot and Cold Debriefs for In-hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-methods Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examined a standardized event review approach, assessing hot and cold debriefs in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) to demonstrate their distinct but synergistic values.

Methods

This retrospective mixed-methods analysis was conducted for 2 years in a large, single-center pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at a quaternary care, free-standing children's hospital. Following the standardization of debriefing processes, both hot and cold debriefs were systematically performed after PICU IHCA events where chest compressions lasted longer than 1 minute, utilizing standardized debrief forms. Event-level data were collected for each IHCA, with the possibility of patients being represented multiple times.

Results

There were 37 recorded PICU I

SUBMITTER: Donville B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045529 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature