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Haskell SE, Hoyme D, Zimmerman MB, Reeder R, Girotra S, Raymond TT, Samson RA, Berg M, Berg RA, Nadkarni V, Atkins DL. Association between survival and number of shocks for pulseless ventricular arrhythmias during pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest in a national registry. Resuscitation 2024; 198:110200. [PMID: 38582444 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Annually 15,200 children suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the US. Ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/pVT) is the initial rhythm in 10-15% of these arrests. We sought to evaluate the association of number of shocks and early dose escalation with survival for initial VF/pVT in pediatric IHCA. METHODS Using 2000-2020 data from the American Heart Association's (AHA) Get with the Guidelines®-Resuscitation (GWTG-R) registry, we identified children >48 hours of life and ≤18 years who had an IHCA from initial VF/pVT and received defibrillation. RESULTS There were 251 subjects (37.7%) who received a single shock and 415 subjects (62.3%) who received multiple shocks. Baseline and cardiac arrest characteristics did not differ between those who received a single shock versus multiple shocks except for duration of arrest and calendar year. The median first shock dose was consistent with AHA dosing recommendations and not different between those who received a single shock versus multiple shocks. Survival was improved for those who received a single shock compared to multiple shocks. However, no difference in survival was noted between those who received 2, 3, or ≥4 shocks. Of those receiving multiple shocks, no difference was observed with early dose escalation. CONCLUSIONS In pediatric IHCA, most patients with initial VF/pVT require more than one shock. No distinctions in patient or pre-arrest characteristics were identified between those who received a single shock versus multiple shocks. Subjects who received a single shock were more likely to survive to hospital discharge even after adjusting for duration of resuscitation.
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- Sarah E Haskell
- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States.
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- University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine, Madison, WI, United States
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Medical City Children's Hospital, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Tasker RC. Editor's Choice Articles for January. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024; 25:1-3. [PMID: 38169335 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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- Robert C Tasker
- orcid.org/0000-0003-3647-8113
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Selwyn College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Ong GY, Kurosawa H, Ikeyama T, Park JD, Katanyuwong P, Reyes OC, Wu ET, Hon KLE, Maconochie IK, Shepard LN, Nadkarni VM, Ng KC. Comparison of paediatric basic life support guidelines endorsed by member councils of Resuscitation Council of Asia. Resusc Plus 2023; 16:100506. [PMID: 38033347 PMCID: PMC10685309 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Paediatric cardiac arrest outcomes, especially for infants, remain poor. Due to different training, resource differences, and historical reasons, paediatric cardiac arrest algorithms for various Asia countries vary. While there has been a common basic life support algorithm for adults by the Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA), there is no common RCA algorithm for paediatric life support.We aimed to review published paediatric life support guidelines from different Asian resuscitation councils. Methods Pubmed and Google Scholar search were performed for published paediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines from January 2015 to June 2023. Paediatric representatives from the Resuscitation Council of Asia were sought and contacted to provide input from September 2022 till June 2023. Results While most of the components of published paediatric life support algorithms of Asian countries are similar, there are notable variations in terms of age criteria for recommended use of adult basic life support algorithms in the paediatric population less than 18 years old, recommended paediatric chest compression depth targets, ventilation rates post-advanced airway intra-arrest, and first defibrillation dose for shockable rhythms in paediatric cardiac arrest. Conclusion This was an overview and mapping of published Asian paediatric resuscitation algorithms. It highlights similarities across paediatric life support guidelines in Asian countries. There were some differences in components of paediatric life support which highlight important knowledge gaps in paediatric resuscitation science. The minor differences in the paediatric life support guidelines endorsed by the member councils may provide a framework for prioritising resuscitation research and highlight knowledge gaps in paediatric resuscitation.
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- Gene Y. Ong
- Children’s Emergency, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Japan
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- Center for Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Comprehensive Pediatric Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Department of Paediatrics, CUHKMC, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust NHS, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- Children’s Emergency, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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