Pulselessness After Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Bradycardia in Hospitalized Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is initiated in hospitalized children with bradycardia and poor perfusion. However, their rate of progression to pulseless cardiac arrest despite CPR and the differences in survival compared with initially pulseless arrest are unknown. We examined the prevalence and predictors of survival of children who progress from bradycardia to pulseless in-hospital cardiac arrest despite CPR.

Methods

Pediatric patients >30 days and <18 years of age who received CPR at hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation during 2000 to 2016 were included. Each CPR event was classified as bradycardia with pulse, bradycardia with subsequent pulselessness, and initial pulseless cardiac arrest. We assessed risk-adjusted rates of sur

SUBMITTER: Khera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6663562 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature