Association of subsequent treated shockable rhythm with outcomes after paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A nationwide, population-based observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Among patients with paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), most have an initial non-shockable rhythm with poor outcomes. There is a subset who developed shockable rhythms. This study aimed to investigate the association between subsequent shock delivery and outcomes after paediatric OHCAs.

Methods

We analysed records of 19,095 children (aged <18 years) with OHCA and initial non-shockable rhythm. Data were obtained from a Japanese nationwide database for 13 years (2005-2017). The primary outcome measure was 1-month neurologically intact survival, defined as cerebral performance category 1-2.

Results

Among patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA, n = 3,326), there was no significant difference between those with subsequent treated shockable rhy

SUBMITTER: Goto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8592867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature