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Lapolla A, Amaro F, Bruttomesso D, Di Bartolo P, Grassi G, Maffeis C, Purrello F, Tumini S. Diabetic ketoacidosis: A consensus statement of the Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), Italian Society of Endocrinology and Pediatric Diabetoloy (SIEDP). Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2020; 30:1633-1644. [PMID: 32771260 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious medical emergency once considered typical of type 1 diabetes (T1DM), but now reported to occur in type 2 and GDM patients as well. DKA can cause severe complications and even prove fatal. The aim of our study was to review recent international and national guidelines on diagnosis, clinical presentation and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, to provide practical clinical recommendations. METHODS AND RESULTS Electronic databases (MEDLINE (via PUB Med), Scopus, Cochrane library were searched for relevant literature. Most international and national guidelines indicate the same accurate flow chart to diagnose, to evaluate from clinical and laboratory point of view, and treat diabetic ketoacidosis. CONCLUSION Prompt diagnosis, rapid execution of laboratory analysis and correct treatment are imperative to reduce the mortality related to diabetic ketoacidosis. These recommendations are designed to help healthcare professionals reduce the frequency and burden of DKA.
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- Department of Pediatrics University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Ravenna Diabetes Clinic, Romagna Diabetes Network, Internal DPT of Romagna Local Health Autorithy, Italy; Chief Italian Association of Diabetologists (AMD), Rome, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Unit, City of Health and Science Torino, Italy
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- Chief Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (SIEDP), Torino, Italy; Chief Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorder Unit, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania Catania, Italy; Chief Italian Diabetes Society (SID), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, UOSD Regional Center of Pediatric Diabetology, Chieti Hospital, Chieti, Italy
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Transfer of an interprofessional emergency caesarean section training program: using questionnaire combined with outcome data of newborn. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020; 302:585-593. [PMID: 32661755 PMCID: PMC7447674 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05617-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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PUPROSE An emergency caesarean section is a potentially life-threatening situation both for the mother and the newborn. Non-technical skills can be improved by simulation training and are necessary to manage this urgent situation successfully. The objective of this study was to investigate, if training of emergency caesarean section can be transferred into daily work to improve the outcome parameters pH an APGAR of the newborn. METHODS In this pre-post study, 141 professionals took part in a training for emergency caesarean section. Participants received a questionnaire, based on the tools "Training Evaluation Inventory" and "Transfer Climate Questionnaire" 1 year after training. Outcome data of the newborn were collected from the hospitals information system. RESULTS Except the scale "extinction", Cronbach's alpha was higher than 0.62. All scales were rated lower than 2.02 on a 5-point Likert Scale (1 = fullest approval; 5 = complete rejection). "Negative reinforcement" was rated with 2.87 (SD 0.73). There were no significant differences in outcome data prior. The questionnaire fulfils criteria for application except the scale "extinction". CONCLUSION The presented training course was perceived as useful by the professionals and attitudes toward training were positive; the content was positively reinforced in practice 1 year after training. Parameters of the newborn did not change. It is conceivable that other outcome parameters (e.g. posttraumatic stress disorder) are addressed by the training. The development of relevant outcome parameters for the quality of emergency sections needs further investigation.
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Applicability of Anatomical Landmarks for Chest Compression Depth in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Children. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1921. [PMID: 32024899 PMCID: PMC7002608 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58649-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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We evaluated the applicability of the neck and sternal notch (SN) as anatomical landmarks for paediatric chest compression (CC) depth using chest computed tomography. The external anteroposterior diameter (EAPD) of the neck and chest at the SN level, mid-point between two landmarks (mid-landmark), and EAPD of the chest at the lower half of the sternum (EDLH) were measured. To estimate the depths of the landmarks from a virtual point at the same height as the position for CC, we calculated the differences between the EAPDs of the neck, SN, mid-landmark, and EDLH. We analysed the relationship between the depths of the landmarks and one-third EDLH using Bland–Altman plots. In all, 506 paediatric patients aged 1–9 years were enrolled. The depths of the neck, SN, and mid-landmark were 53.7 ± 10.0, 37.8 ± 8.5, and 45.8 ± 9.0 mm, respectively. The mean one-third EDLH was 46.8 ± 7.0 mm. The means of the differences between the depths of the neck and one-third EDLH, depths of the SN and one-third EDLH, and depths of the mid-landmark and one-third EDLH were 9.0, −6.9, and 1.0 mm, respectively. The SN and neck are inappropriate landmarks to guide compression depth in paediatric CPR.
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Reynolds C, Cox J, Livingstone V, Dempsey EM. Rescuer Exertion and Fatigue Using Two-Thumb vs. Two-Finger Method During Simulated Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:133. [PMID: 32300578 PMCID: PMC7142245 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Rescuer fatigue during neonatal CPR can affect CPR quality leading to reduced cerebral and myocardial perfusion. Aim: To investigate rescuer fatigue during simulated neonatal CPR using both objective (heart rate and cardiac output) and subjective measures. Methods: A randomized crossover manikin study performed. Nineteen doctors working in neonatology were randomized to (a) two-thumb term, (b) two-finger term, (c) two-thumb preterm, or (d) two-finger preterm group. Cardiac output and heart rate were measured with a non-invasive cardiac output monitor. A Likert scale assessed participants' level of perceived exertion. Results: In the preterm group, the mean change in HR from rest to 5 min in the TT group was 11.58 bpm (SD 6.22) vs. 9.94 bpm (SD 8.48), (p-value 0.36). There was no difference in change in CO, 2.10 (SD 1.15) in the TT group vs. 1.39 (SD 1.63) in TF group (p value 0.23). There was no difference in BORG RPE rating. In the term group, the mean change in HR from rest to 5 min was 15 bpm (SD 8.40) in TT group and 13 bpm (SD 7.86) in TF group, (p-value 0.416). The median change in CO from rest to 5 min was 1.50 (0.78 to 2.42 IQR) in TT group vs. 1.60 (0.65 to 3.0 IQR) in TF group. Conclusion: Providing chest compressions is associated with an increase in both heart rate and cardiac output. We did not identify difference between objective and subjective measures of fatigue between either technique in a preterm or term model.
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- Claire Reynolds
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- INFANT, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,INFANT, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Rodriguez-Ruiz E, Martínez-Puga A, Carballo-Fazanes A, Abelairas-Gómez C, Rodríguez-Nuñez A. Two new chest compression methods might challenge the standard in a simulated infant model. Eur J Pediatr 2019; 178:1529-1535. [PMID: 31446464 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-019-03452-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest is a rare event that requires a fast, quality intervention. High-quality chest compressions are an essential prognostic factor. The aim of this prospective, randomized and crossover study in infant manikin 2-min cardiorespiratory resuscitation scenario is to quantitatively compare the quality of the currently recommended method in infants (two-thumb-encircling hand techniques) with two new methods (the new two-thumb and the knocking-fingers techniques) using a 15:2 compression-to-ventilation ratio. Ten qualified health professionals were recruited. Variables analysed were mean rate and the ratio of compressions in the recommended rate range, mean depth and the ratio of compressions within the depth range recommendations, ratio of compressions with adequate chest release and ratio of compressions performed with the fingers in the correct position. Ratios of correct compressions for depth, rate, chest release and hand position were always above 70% regardless of the technique used. Reached mean depth and mean rate were similar to the 3 techniques. No statistically significant differences were found in any of the variables analysed.Conclusion: In an infant manikin, professionals are able to perform chest compressions with the new techniques with similar quality to that obtained with the standard method. What is Known: • Quality chest compressions are an essential prognostic factor in paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest. • It has been reported poor results when studied cardiorespiratory resuscitation quality in infants applying the recommended methods. What is New: • In a simulated scenario, quality of chest compressions performed with two new techniques (nTTT and KF) is similar to that obtained with the currently recommended method (TTHT).
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- Emilio Rodriguez-Ruiz
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Department,, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Choupana s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. .,CLINURSID research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela and Life Support and Simulation research group of the Health Research Institute of Santiago (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- School of Nursery, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- CLINURSID research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela and Life Support and Simulation research group of the Health Research Institute of Santiago (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CLINURSID research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela and Life Support and Simulation research group of the Health Research Institute of Santiago (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,School of Education Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- CLINURSID research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela and Life Support and Simulation research group of the Health Research Institute of Santiago (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.,Maternal and Child Health and Development Research Network SAMID-III, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Liu JZ, Ye S, Cheng T, Han TY, Li Q, Li RX, Zhang Z, Li TY, He YR, Zeng Z, Cao Y. The effects of thoracic cage dimension and chest subcutaneous adipose tissue on outcomes of adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study. Resuscitation 2019; 141:151-157. [PMID: 31238036 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The associations between thoracic cage dimension, chest subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) depth and outcomes of adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) remain unknown. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated IHCA patients between January 2016 and October 2017. The thoracic cage transverse diameter, internal AP diameter, cross-sectional area, anterior and posterior SAT depths were measured in computed-tomography (CT) images. Using logistic regression models, we determined the adjusted associations between thoracic cage dimension, SAT depths and the prognosis for IHCA. The primary outcome was sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and the secondary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. RESULTS Among 423 IHCA patients, 258 patients achieved ROSC and 70 survived to discharge. Smaller cross-sectional area and posterior SAT depth were significantly related to ROSC. Smaller posterior SAT depth was associated with ROSC. After multivariate adjustment, the smaller cross-sectional area was independently associated with ROSC (Odds ratio [OR] 0.99, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.99-1.00; p = 0.008) and survival to discharge (OR 0.99, 95%CI 0.98-1.00; p = 0.024), and the smaller posterior SAT depth was independently related to ROSC (OR 0.65, 95%CI 0.44-0.96; p = 0.030), whereas no relation to survival to discharge was found. CONCLUSIONS In adults with IHCA, the smaller thoracic cage dimension and posterior SAT depth are associated with better survival. An adjustable compression depth based on the thoracic cage dimension might be better than the "one-size-fits-all" compression depth for resuscitating CA patients. In addition, physicians should pay extra attention to compression efficacy when resuscitating obese patients.
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- Jun-Zhao Liu
- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Disaster Medicine Center, Sichuan University, China.
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Rodriguez-Ruiz E, Guerra Martín V, Abelairas-Gómez C, Sampedro Vidal F, Gómez González C, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Nuñez A. A new chest compression technique in infants. Med Intensiva 2018; 43:346-351. [PMID: 29903635 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the quality of chest compressions performed according to the classical technique (MT) versus a new technique (NM) (compression with 2thumbs with closed fists) in an infant manikin. DESIGN A controlled, randomized cross-over study was carried out in professionals assisting pediatric patients. SETTING A University Hospital with a Pediatric ICU in the north of Spain. PARTICIPANTS Residents and nurses in Pediatrics who had completed a basic and an advanced pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation course. INTERVENTIONS Quantitative analysis of the variables referred to chest compression quality in a 2-minute cardiopulmonary resuscitation scenario in infants. Laerdal's SimPad® with SkillReporter™ system was used. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST Mean rate and percentage of compressions in the recommended rate range, mean depth and percentage of compressions within the depth range of recommendations, percentage of compressions with adequate decompression, and percentage of compressions performed with the fingers in the center of the chest. RESULTS Global quality of the compressions (NM: 84.2±23.7% vs. MT: 80.1±25.4% [p=0.25; p=ns]), percentage of compressions with correct depth (NM: 59.9±35.8% vs. MT: 59.5±35.7% [p=0.76; p=ns]), mean depth reached (NM: 37.3±3.8mm vs. MT: 36±5.3mm [p=0.06; p=ns]), percentage of complete re-expansion of the chest (NM: 94.4±9.3% vs. MT: 92.4±18.3% [p=0.58; p=ns]), and percentage of compressions with the recommended rate (NM: 62.2±34.6% vs. MT: 51±37.2% [p=0.13; p=ns]) proved similar with both methods. CONCLUSIONS The quality of chest compressions with the new method (thumbs with closed fists) is similar to that afforded by the traditional method.
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- E Rodriguez-Ruiz
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España; Grupos de investigación CLINURSID, de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Soporte Vital y Simulación del Instituto de Investigación de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España
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- Grupos de investigación CLINURSID, de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Soporte Vital y Simulación del Instituto de Investigación de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España; Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Coruña, La Coruña, España
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- Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación Física y el Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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- Grupos de investigación CLINURSID, de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Soporte Vital y Simulación del Instituto de Investigación de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España; Red de Salud Materno-Infantil SAMID-III, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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Ladny JR, Smereka J, Rodríguez-Núñez A, Leung S, Ruetzler K, Szarpak L. Is there any alternative to standard chest compression techniques in infants? A randomized manikin trial of the new "2-thumb-fist" option. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e9386. [PMID: 29384839 PMCID: PMC5805411 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pediatric cardiac arrest is a fatal emergent condition that is associated with high mortality, permanent neurological injury, and is a socioeconomic burden at both the individual and national levels. The aim of this study was to test in an infant manikin a new chest compression (CC) technique ("2 thumbs-fist" or nTTT) in comparison with standard 2-finger (TFT) and 2-thumb-encircling hands techniques (TTEHT). METHODS This was prospective, randomized, crossover manikin study. Sixty-three nurses who performed a randomized sequence of 2-minute continuous CC with the 3 techniques in random order. Simulated systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and pulse pressures (PP, SBP-DBP) in mm Hg were measured. RESULTS The nTTT resulted in a higher median SBP value (69 [IQR, 63-74] mm Hg) than TTEHT (41.5 [IQR, 39-42] mm Hg), (P < .001) and TFT (26.5 [IQR, 25.5-29] mm Hg), (P <.001). The simulated median value of DBP was 20 (IQR, 19-20) mm Hg with nTTT, 18 (IQR, 17-19) mm Hg with TTEHT and 23.5 (IQR, 22-25.5) mm Hg with TFT. DBP was significantly higher with TFT than with TTEHT (P <.001), as well as with TTEHT than nTTT (P <.001). Median values of simulated MAP were 37 (IQR, 34.5-38) mm Hg with nTTT, 26 (IQR, 25-26) mm Hg with TTEHT and 24.5 (IQR,23.5-26.5) mm Hg with TFT. A statistically significant difference was noticed between nTTT and TFT (P <.001), nTTT and TTEHT (P <.001), and between TTEHT and TFT (P <.001). Sixty-one subjects (96.8%) preferred the nTTT over the 2 standard methods. CONCLUSIONS The new nTTT technique achieved higher SBP and MAP compared to the standard CC techniques in our infant manikin model. nTTT appears to be a suitable alternative or complementary to the TFT and TTEHT.
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- Jerzy R. Ladny
- Department of Emergency Medicine and Disaster, Medical University Bialystok, Bialystok
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- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinursid Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela
- Institute of Research of Santiago (IDIS)
- Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Division, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela
- SAMID-II Network, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Kim YH, Lee JH, Cho KW, Lee DW, Kang MJ, Lee KY, Byun JH, Lee YH, Hwang SY, Lee NK. Verification of the Optimal Chest Compression Depth for Children in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines: Computed Tomography Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2018; 19:e1-e6. [PMID: 29135701 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The 2015 American Heart Association guidelines recommended pediatric rescue chest compressions of at least one-third the anteroposterior diameter of the chest, which equates to approximately 5 cm. This study evaluated the appropriateness of these two types by comparing their safeties in chest compression depth simulated by CT. DESIGN Retrospective study with data analysis conducted from January 2005 to June 2015 SETTING:: Regional emergency center in South Korea. PATIENTS Three hundred forty-nine pediatric patients 1-9 years old who had a chest CT scan. INTERVENTIONS Simulation of chest compression depths by CT. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Internal and external anteroposterior diameter of the chest and residual internal anteroposterior diameter after simulation were measured from CT scans. The safe cutoff levels were differently applied according to age. One-third external anteroposterior diameters were compared with an upper limit of chest compression depth recommended for adults. Primary outcomes were the rates of overcompression to evaluate safety. Overcompression was defined as a negative value of residual internal anteroposterior diameter-age-specific cutoff level. Using a compression of 5-cm depth simulated by chest CT, 16% of all children (55/349) were affected by overcompression. Those 1-3 years old were affected more than those 4-9 years old (p < 0.001). Upon one-third compression of chest anteroposterior depth, only one subject (0.3%) was affected by overcompression. Rate of one-third external anteroposterior diameter greater than 6 cm in children 8 and 9 years old was 16.1% and 33.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A chest compression depth of one-third anteroposterior might be more appropriate than the 5-cm depth chest compression for younger Korean children. But, one-third anteroposterior depth chest compression might induce deep compressions greater than an upper limit of compression depth for adults in older Korean children.
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- Yong Hwan Kim
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, Kyungnam University, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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Out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation strategies using one-handed chest compression technique for children suffering a cardiac arrest. Eur J Emerg Med 2017; 24:255-261. [DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Smereka J, Szarpak L, Rodríguez-Núñez A, Ladny JR, Leung S, Ruetzler K. A randomized comparison of three chest compression techniques and associated hemodynamic effect during infant CPR: A randomized manikin study. Am J Emerg Med 2017; 35:1420-1425. [PMID: 28433454 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric cardiac arrest is an uncommon but critical life-threatening event requiring effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation. High-quality cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential, but is poorly performed, even by highly skilled healthcare providers. The recently described two-thumb chest compression technique (nTTT) consists of the two thumbs directed at the angle of 90° to the chest while having the fingers fist-clenched. This technique might facilitate adequate chest-compression depth, chest-compression rate and rate of full chest-pressure relief. METHODS 42 paramedics from the national Emergency Medical Service of Poland performed three single-rescuer CPR sessions for 10 minutes each. Each session was randomly assigned to the conventional two-thumb (TTHT), the conventional two-finger (TFT) or the nTTT. The manikin used for this study was connected with an arterial blood pressure measurement device and blood measurements were documented on a 10-seconds cycle. RESULTS The nTTT provided significant higher systolic (82 vs. 30 vs. 41 mmHg). A statistically significant difference was noticed between nTTT and TFT (p<.001), nTTT and TTHT (p<0.001), TFT and TTHT (p=0.003). The median diastolic preassure using nTTT was 16 mmHg compared with 9 mmHg for TFT (p<0.001), and 9.5 mmHg for TTHT (p<0.001). Mean arterial pressure using distinct methods varied and amounted to 40 vs. 22. vs. 26 mmHg (nTTT vs. TFT vs. TTHT, respectively). A statistically significant difference was noticed between nTTT and TFT (p<0.001), nTTT and TTEHT (p<0.001), and TFT and TTHT (p<0.001). The highest median pulse pressure was obtained by the nTTT 67.5 mmHg. Pulse pressure was 31.5 mmHg in the TTHT and 24 mmHg in the TFT. The difference between TFT and TTHT (p=0.025), TFT and nTTT (p<0.001), as well as between TTHT and nTTT (p<0.001) were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The new nTTT technique generated higher arterial blood pressures compared to established chest compression techniques using an infant manikin model, suggesting a more effective chest compression. Our results have important clinical implications as nTTT was simple to perform and could be widely taught to both healthcare professionals and bystanders. Whether this technique translates to improved outcomes over existing techniques needs further animal studies and subsequent human trials.
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- Jacek Smereka
- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Paediatric Emergency and Critical Care Division, Clinical University Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Institute of Research of Santiago [IDIS] and SAMID Network, Spain
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Disaster, Medical University Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA; Department of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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Oei JL. Placing preterm infants on their side at birth does not increase 5 min SpO 2. EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE 2017; 22:68-69. [PMID: 28011662 DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2016-110584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Douvanas A, Koulouglioti C, Kalafati M. A comparison between the two methods of chest compression in infant and neonatal resuscitation. A review according to 2010 CPR guidelines. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017; 31:805-816. [PMID: 28282762 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1295953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIM The quality of chest compression (CC) delivered during neonatal and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is identified as the most important factor to achieve the increase of survival rate without major neurological deficit to the patients. The objective of the study was to systematically review all the available studies that have compared the two different techniques of hand placement on infants and neonatal resuscitation, from 2010 to 2015 and to highlight which method is more effective. METHODS A review of the literature using a variety of medical databases, including Cochrane, MEDLINE, and SCOPUS electronic databases. The following MeSH terms were used in the search: infant, neonatal, CPR, CC, two-thumb (TT) technique/method, two-finger (TF) technique/method, rescuer fatigue, thumb/finger position/placement, as well as combinations of these. RESULTS Ten studies met the inclusion criteria; nine observational studies and a randomized controlled trial. All providers performed either continuous TF or TT technique CCs and the majority of CPR performance was taken place in infant trainer manikin. CONCLUSIONS The majority of the studies suggest the TT method as the more useful for infants and neonatal resuscitation than the TF.
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- Alexandros Douvanas
- a Infection Control Committee , Pediatric Hospital of Athens, "P & A Kyriakou" , Athens , Greece
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- b Research and Innovation Department , Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
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- c Faculty of Nursing , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece
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Trainarongsakul T, Sanguanwit P, Rojcharoenchai S, Sawanyawisuth K, Sittichanbuncha Y. The RAMA Ped Card: Does it work for actual weight estimation in child patients at the emergency department. World J Emerg Med 2017; 8:126-130. [PMID: 28458757 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In emergency conditions, the actual weight of infants and young children are essential for treatments. The RAMATHIBODI Pediatric Emergency Drug Card or RAMA Ped Card has also been developed to estimate actual weight of the subjects. This study aimed to validate the RAMA Ped Card in correctly identifying the actual weight of infants and young adults. METHODS This study was a prospective study. We enrolled all consecutive patients under 15 years of age who visited the emergency department (ED). All eligible patients' actual weight and height were measured at the screening point of the ED. The weight of each patient was also measured using the unlabeled RAMA Ped Card. The Cohen's kappa values and agreement percentages were calculated. RESULTS During the study period, there were 345 eligible patients. The RAMA Ped Card had a 61.16% agreement with the actual weight with a kappa of 0.54 (P<0.01), while the agreement with the actual height had a kappa of 0.90 and 91.59% agreement. Sub-group analysis found kappa scores with good range in two categories: in cases of accidents and in the infant group (kappa of 0.68 and 0.65, respectively). CONCLUSION The RAMA Ped Card had a fair correlation with the actual weight in child patients presenting at the ED. Weight estimation in infant patients and children who presented with accidents were more accurate.
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- Thavinee Trainarongsakul
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Research Center in Back, Neck Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Ambulatory Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kean University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Smereka J, Szarpak L, Smereka A, Leung S, Ruetzler K. Evaluation of new two-thumb chest compression technique for infant CPR performed by novice physicians. A randomized, crossover, manikin trial. Am J Emerg Med 2016; 35:604-609. [PMID: 28040386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The impact of high-quality chest compressions during CPR for the patients' outcome is undisputed, as it is essential for maintaining vital organ perfusion. The aim of our study is to compare the quality of chest compression (CC) and ventilation among the two current standard techniques with our novel "nTTT" technique in infant CPR. METHODS In this randomized crossover, manikin trial, participants performed CCs using three techniques in a randomized sequence: standard two finger technique (TFT); standard two thumb technique (TTHT), and the 'new two-thumb technique' (nTTT). The novel method of CCs in an infant consists in using two thumbs directed at the angle of 90° to the chest while closing the fingers of both hands in a fist. RESULTS Median depth compression using the distinct chest compression techniques varied and amounted to 26 [IQR, 25-28] mm for TFT, and 39 [IQR, 39-39] mm for TTHT as well as for nTTT. Best percentage of fully released compressions were received using TFT (100[100-100] %), then in the case of nTTT (99[98-100] %), and the worst in situation where TTHT (18[14-19] %). was used. The fastest chest compression rate was achieved with TFT (134[IQR, 129-135]/min) and the slowest when using nTTT (109 [IQR, 105-111]/min). CONCLUSIONS We found that our new nTTT technique's performance, in terms of compression depth, hands-off time, and ventilation quality, is comparable to the current standards. Based on our findings of this initial manikin study, the nTTT technique is superior to TFT in many of parameters that are vital to a quality chest compression during pediatric CPR.
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- Jacek Smereka
- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA; Department of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
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Improvement of Skills in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Pediatric Residents by Recorded Video Feedbacks. Indian J Pediatr 2016; 83:1242-1247. [PMID: 27173649 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-016-2133-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pediatric residents' cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, and their improvements after recorded video feedbacks. METHODS Pediatric residents from a university hospital were enrolled. The authors surveyed the level of pediatric resuscitation skill confidence by a questionnaire. Eight psychomotor skills were evaluated individually, including airway, bag-mask ventilation, pulse check, prompt starting and technique of chest compression, high quality CPR, tracheal intubation, intraosseous, and defibrillation. The mock code skills were also evaluated as a team using a high-fidelity mannequin simulator. All the participants attended a concise Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) lecture, and received video-recorded feedback for one hour. They were re-evaluated 6 wk later in the same manner. RESULTS Thirty-eight residents were enrolled. All the participants had a moderate to high level of confidence in their CPR skills. Over 50 % of participants had passed psychomotor skills, except the bag-mask ventilation and intraosseous skills. There was poor correlation between their confidence and passing the psychomotor skills test. After course feedback, the percentage of high quality CPR skill in the second course test was significantly improved (46 % to 92 %, p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS The pediatric resuscitation course should still remain in the pediatric resident curriculum and should be re-evaluated frequently. Video-recorded feedback on the pitfalls during individual CPR skills and mock code case scenarios could improve short-term psychomotor CPR skills and lead to higher quality CPR performance.
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Standard versus Abdominal Lifting and Compression CPR. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 2016:9416908. [PMID: 27882073 PMCID: PMC5108873 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9416908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background. This study compared outcomes of abdominal lifting and compression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ALP-CPR) with standard CPR (STD-CPR). Materials and Methods. Patients with cardiac arrest seen from April to December 2014 were randomized to receive standard CPR or ALP-CPR performed with a novel abdominal lifting/compression device. The primary outcome was return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Results. Patients were randomized to receive ALP-CPR (n = 40) and STD-CPR (n = 43), and the groups had similar baseline characteristics. After CPR, 9 (22.5%) and 7 (16.3%) patients in the ALP-CPR and STD-CPR groups, respectively, obtained ROSC. At 60 minutes after ROSC, 7 (77.8%) and 2 (28.6%) patients, respectively, in the ALP-CPR and STD-CPR groups survived (P = 0.049). Patients in the ALP-CPR group had a significantly higher heart rate and lower mean arterial pressure (MAP) than those in the STD-CPR group (heart rate: 106.8 versus 79.0, P < 0.001; MAP: 60.0 versus 67.3 mm Hg, P = 0.003). The posttreatment PCO2 was significantly lower in ALP-CPR group than in STD-CPR group (52.33 versus 58.81, P = 0.009). PO2 was significantly increased after ALP-CPR (45.15 to 60.68, P < 0.001), but it was not changed after STD-CPR. PO2 after CPR was significantly higher in the ALP-CPR group (60.68 versus 44.47, P < 0.001). There were no differences between genders and for patients who are > 65 or ≤ 65 years of age. Conclusions. The abdominal lifting and compression cardiopulmonary resuscitation device used in this study is associated with a higher survival rate after ROSC than standard CPR.
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Stenke E, Kieran EA, McCarthy LK, Dawson JA, Van Vonderen JJ, Kamlin COF, Davis PG, Te Pas AB, O'Donnell CPF. A randomised trial of placing preterm infants on their back or left side after birth. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2016; 101:F397-400. [PMID: 26847368 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Basic life support guidelines recommend placing spontaneously breathing children and adults on their side. Though the majority of preterm newborns breathe spontaneously, they are routinely placed on their back after birth. We hypothesised that they would breathe more effectively when placed on their side. OBJECTIVE To determine whether preterm newborns placed on their left side at birth, compared with those placed on their back, have higher preductal oxygen saturation (SpO2) at 5 min of life. DESIGN/METHODS We randomised infants <32 weeks to be placed on their back or on their left side immediately after birth. Respiratory support was given with a T-piece and face mask with initial fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 0.3. The FiO2 was increased if SpO2 was <70% at 5 min. RESULTS We enrolled 87 infants, 41 randomised to back and 46 to left side. The groups were well matched for demographic variables. Fourteen (6 back and 8 left side) infants did not receive respiratory support in the first 5 min. The mean (SD) SpO2 was not different between the groups (back 72 (23) % versus left side 71 (24) %, p=0.956). We observed no adverse effects of placing infants on their side and found no differences in secondary outcomes between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Preterm infants on their left side did not have higher SpO2 at 5 min of life. Placing preterm infants on their side at birth is feasible and appears to be a reasonable alternative to placing them on their back. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN74486341.
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- Emily Stenke
- Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland National Children's Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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OBJECTIVE Recent Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines have deemphasized the use of advanced airways in short transport. It is unclear if guideline recommendations have altered practice. We sought to determine if a temporal change exists in the number of prehospital pediatric trauma intubations since the 2005 PALS guidelines update. METHODS This is an institutional review board-approved, retrospective, single-center study. Reviewed all pediatric trauma activations where patients younger than 19 years were intubated at the scene, en route or at the level 1 trauma center during 2006 to 2011. Specific complications collected were esophageal intubations, mainstem intubations and need for re-intubations. RESULTS There were 1012 trauma activations, 1009 pediatric patients, 300 (29.7%) intubated during transport to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Trauma Center (PTC) or upon arrival. Mean age of 9.5 ± 5.9 years. Fifty-seven percent (n = 172) were intubated before PTC, 31.7% (n = 95) field intubations, 25.7% (n = 77) outside facility intubations. 44% (n = 132) at PTC. Age was not a significant variable. There was no difference in the proportion of injured children requiring intubation who were intubated before arrival to the PTC. Those intubated in the field versus a facility had significantly increased mortality (P = 0.0002), longer hospital days (P = 0.0004) including intensive care unit days (P = 0.0003) and ventilator days (P = 0.0003) even when adjusted for illness severity. CONCLUSIONS There was no significant change in the proportion of pretrauma room intubations following the 2005 PALS guidelines even when adjusted for illness or injury severity. Children injured farther from the PTC and more severely injured children were more likely to be intubated before arrival at the PTC.
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Sadrawi M, Sun WZ, Ma MHM, Dai CY, Abbod MF, Shieh JS. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Pattern Evaluation Based on Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition Filter via Nonlinear Approaches. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:4750643. [PMID: 27529068 PMCID: PMC4977385 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4750643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Good quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the mainstay of treatment for managing patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Assessment of the quality of the CPR delivered is now possible through the electrocardiography (ECG) signal that can be collected by an automated external defibrillator (AED). This study evaluates a nonlinear approximation of the CPR given to the asystole patients. The raw ECG signal is filtered using ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD), and the CPR-related intrinsic mode functions (IMF) are chosen to be evaluated. In addition, sample entropy (SE), complexity index (CI), and detrended fluctuation algorithm (DFA) are collated and statistical analysis is performed using ANOVA. The primary outcome measure assessed is the patient survival rate after two hours. CPR pattern of 951 asystole patients was analyzed for quality of CPR delivered. There was no significant difference observed in the CPR-related IMFs peak-to-peak interval analysis for patients who are younger or older than 60 years of age, similarly to the amplitude difference evaluation for SE and DFA. However, there is a difference noted for the CI (p < 0.05). The results show that patients group younger than 60 years have higher survival rate with high complexity of the CPR-IMFs amplitude differences.
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- Muammar Sadrawi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital Convergence, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Chung-Li 32003, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital Convergence, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Chung-Li 32003, Taiwan
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Kim YS, Oh JH, Kim CW, Kim SE, Lee DH, Hong JY. Which Fingers Should We Perform Two-Finger Chest Compression Technique with When Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on an Infant in Cardiac Arrest? J Korean Med Sci 2016; 31:997-1002. [PMID: 27247512 PMCID: PMC4853682 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.6.997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study compared the effectiveness two-finger chest compression technique (TFCC) performed using the right vs. left hand and the index-middle vs. middle-ring fingers. Four different finger/hand combinations were tested randomly in 30 healthcare providers performing TFCC (Test 1: the right index-middle fingers; Test 2: the left index-middle fingers; Test 3: the right middle-ring fingers; Test 4: the left middle-ring fingers) using two cross-over trials. The "patient" was a 3-month-old-infant-sized manikin. Each experiment consisted of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) consisting of 2 minutes of 30:2 compression: ventilation performed by one rescuer on a manikin lying on the floor as if in cardiac arrest. Ventilations were performed using the mouth-to-mouth method. Compression and ventilation data were collected during the tests. The mean compression depth (MCD) was significantly greater in TFCC performed with the index-middle fingers than with the middle-ring fingers regardless of the hand (95% confidence intervals; right hand: 37.8-40.2 vs. 35.2-38.6 mm, P = 0.002; left hand: 36.9-39.2 vs. 35.5-38.1 mm, P = 0.003). A deeper MCD was achieved with the index-middle fingers of the right versus the left hand (P = 0.004). The ratio of sufficiently deep compressions showed the same patterns. There were no significant differences in the other data. The best performance of TFCC in simulated 30:2 compression: ventilation CPR performed by one rescuer on an infant in cardiac arrest lying on the floor was obtained using the index-middle fingers of the right hand. Clinical Trial Registry at the Clinical Research Information Service (KCT0001515).
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- Young Sinn Kim
- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Koizumi M, Mizumoto H, Araki R, Kan H, Akashi R, Hata D. The utility of electrocardiogram for evaluation of clinical cardiac arrest in neonatal resuscitation. Resuscitation 2016; 104:e3-4. [PMID: 27134144 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Masato Koizumi
- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Gencpinar P, Duman M. Importance of back blow maneuvers in a 6 month old patient with sudden upper airway obstruction. Turk J Emerg Med 2016; 15:177-8. [PMID: 27239623 PMCID: PMC4882197 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjem.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Foreign body aspiration in children under four years old is one of the most frequently observed reasons for accident related deaths. It is more common in this age group due to inadequate swallowing functions and exploration of objects with the mouth. The most frequently encountered foreign bodies are food and toy parts. Life threatening complete laryngeal obstruction is rarely observed. Dyspnea, hypersalivation, cough and cyanosis can be seen. The basic and life-saving treatment approach is complete removal of foreign body maneuvers in the sudden onset of total obstruction. Here we report a six-month old male, who ingested a foreign body and was treated with back blow maneuvers successfully. In this case we emphasized the importance of back blow maneuvers.
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- Pinar Gencpinar
- Akdeniz University, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Antalya, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Pediatric Emergency Care, Izmir, Turkey
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Rabah F, Al-Senaidi K, Beshlawi I, Alnair A, Abdelmogheth AAA. Echocardiography in PICU: when the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2016; 92:96-100. [PMID: 26569341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Echocardiography has become an indispensable bedside diagnostic tool in the realm of pediatric intensive care units (PICU). It has proven to be an influential factor in the formula of clinical decision-making. This study aimed to delineate the impact of echocardiography on the management of critically ill pediatric patients in the PICU at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. METHOD This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in a five-bed PICU. Patients admitted to the PICU from January of 2011 to December of 2012 were reviewed. Those who have undergone bedside echocardiography during their ICU stay were recruited. Electronic patient record was used as data source. RESULTS Over a-24-month period, 424 patients were admitted in this PICU. One hundred and one clinically indicated transthoracic echocardiograms were performed. 81.8% of these presented new findings (n=82) that significantly impacted the clinical decision of patient management, namely, alteration in drug therapy and procedure, whereas no difference in the management was yielded in the remaining 17.8% of the studied cases. CONCLUSIONS Echocardiography had a significant impact on the management of PICU patients. Such salutary effect was consequently reflected on the outcome. Pediatric intensivists are encouraged to acquire such bedside skill.
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- Fatma Rabah
- Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
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- Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Rabah F, Al‐Senaidi K, Beshlawi I, Alnair A, Abdelmogheth AA. Echocardiography in PICU: when the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA (VERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Iyer PU. Management Issues in Intensive Care Units for Infants and Children with Heart Disease. Indian J Pediatr 2015; 82:1164-71. [PMID: 26542311 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-015-1914-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Admission of infants and children with cardiac disease to the neonatal (NICU) and pediatric ICU (PICU) is ever increasing in India (30-50 % of all admissions). The commonest indication for admission to the NICU or PICU is acute deterioration of cardiac disease. This includes: acute heart failure, hypercyanotic spells, arrhythmias, pericardial tamponade and sick cardiac neonates who need urgent intervention. Other increasingly frequent indications for ICU admission include heart failure with concomitant chest infection and impending respiratory failure and, severe cyanotic heart disease with various stroke syndromes. It is thus essential that a pediatrician be comfortable with the ICU management of such children and that low cost ICU modalities be utilized in order to reach out to as many children as feasible. It is heartening that there is renewed interest in inexpensive therapies like noninvasive ventilation and therapeutic hypothermia.
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- Parvathi U Iyer
- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 110025, India.
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Kamikura T, Iwasaki H, Myojo Y, Sakagami S, Takei Y, Inaba H. Advantage of CPR-first over call-first actions for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in nonelderly patients and of noncardiac aetiology. Resuscitation 2015; 96:37-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Donoghue A, Hsieh TC, Myers S, Mak A, Sutton R, Nadkarni V. Videographic assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality in the pediatric emergency department. Resuscitation 2015; 91:19-25. [PMID: 25796994 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the adherence to guidelines for CPR in a tertiary pediatric emergency department (ED) where resuscitations are reviewed by videorecording. METHODS Resuscitations in a tertiary pediatric ED are videorecorded as part of a quality improvement project. Patients receiving CPR under videorecorded conditions were eligible for inclusion. CPR parameters were quantified by retrospective review. Data were described by 30-s epoch (compression rate, ventilation rate, compression:ventilation ratio), by segment (duration of single providers' compressions) and by overall event (compression fraction). Duration of interruptions in compressions was measured; tasks completed during pauses were tabulated. RESULTS 33 children received CPR under videorecorded conditions. A total of 650 min of CPR were analyzed. Chest compressions were performed at <100/min in 90/714 (13%) of epochs; 100-120/min in 309/714 (43%); >120/min in 315/714 (44%). Ventilations were 6-12 breaths/min in 201/708 (23%) of epochs and >12/min in 489/708 (70%). During CPR without an artificial airway, compression:ventilation coordination (15:2) was done in 93/234 (40%) of epochs. 178 pauses in CPR occurred; 120 (67%) were <10s in duration. Of 370 segments of compressions by individual providers, 282/370 (76%) were <2 min in duration. Median compression fraction was 91% (range 88-100%). CONCLUSIONS CPR in a tertiary pediatric ED frequently met recommended parameters for compression rate, pause duration, and compression fraction. Hyperventilation and failure of C:V coordination were very common. Future studies should focus on the impact of training methods on CPR performance as documented by videorecording.
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- Aaron Donoghue
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Simulation, Innovation, and Advanced Education, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Center for Simulation, Innovation, and Advanced Education, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Simulation, Innovation, and Advanced Education, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Comparison of electrocardiographic characteristics of adults and children for automated external defibrillator algorithms. Pediatr Emerg Care 2014; 30:851-5. [PMID: 24901950 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Accurate rhythm identification is vital for appropriate shock delivery during pediatric resuscitation with an automated external defibrillator. Currently, extensive testing of pediatric algorithms is recommended. The aims of our study were to determine age-related differences in electrocardiographic (ECG) tracings in children and adults and to determine if differences warrant evaluating each algorithm against pediatric rhythms. We hypothesized that the ECG characteristics of heart rate, amplitude, and conduction velocity differ between children younger than 8 years and adults. We evaluated 442 separate ECG tracings from 199 pediatric patients and 839 samples from 170 adults to measure differences in the 3 variables. Rhythms chosen were normal sinus rhythm (NSR), supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Significant differences were found between heart rates of children and adults with NSR and SVT but not VT. There were significant differences between adult and pediatric signal amplitudes in both NSR and SVT but no difference in signal amplitude of VT. When NSR between adults and children was compared, adults proved to have a faster conduction velocity. There was no difference in conduction velocity of SVT or VT between children and adults. We conclude that common rhythms in pediatric patients have differing characteristics, which may affect the accuracy of an automated external defibrillator algorithm, and that specific testing with tracings obtained from children is warranted.
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Al-Subu AM, Rehder KJ, Cheifetz IM, Turner DA. Non invasive monitoring in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients. Expert Rev Respir Med 2014; 8:693-702. [PMID: 25119483 DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2014.948856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cardiopulmonary monitoring is a key component in the evaluation and management of critically ill patients. Clinicians typically rely on a combination of invasive and non-invasive monitoring to assess cardiac output and adequacy of ventilation. Recent technological advances have led to the introduction: of continuous non-invasive monitors that allow for data to be obtained at the bedside of critically ill patients. These advances help to identify hemodynamic changes and allow for interventions before complications occur. In this manuscript, we highlight several important methods of non-invasive cardiopulmonary monitoring, including capnography, transcutaneous monitoring, pulse oximetry, and near infrared spectroscopy.
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- Awni M Al-Subu
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Duke Children's Hospital, Durham, DUMC Box 3046, Durham, NC 27710, NC, USA
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Nasiri E, Nasiri R. A comparison between over-the-head and lateral cardiopulmonary resuscitation with a single rescuer by bag-valve mask. Saudi J Anaesth 2014; 8:30-7. [PMID: 24665237 PMCID: PMC3950449 DOI: 10.4103/1658-354x.125923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Context: mask fixation in the lateral position is difficult during CPR. Aim: the aim of this study is to compare the lateral CPR for the use of bag-valve mask by single paramedic rescuer as well as over-the-head CPR on the chest compression and ventilation on the manikin. Settings and Design: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The design of this study was a randomized cross-over trial. Methods: participants learned a standardized theoretical introduction CPR according to the 2010 guidelines. The total number of chest compressions per two minutes was measured. Total number of correct and wrong ventilation per two minutes was evaluated. Statistical Analysis: we used Wilcoxon signed-rank test to analyze the non-normally distributed data in dependence groups A. P-value of more than 0.05 was considered to show statistical significance. Results: there were 100 participants (45 women and 55 men) who participated in the study from September to March, 2011. The compression and ventilation rate in lateral CPR was lower than OTH CPR. Around 51% of participants had correct chest compression rate more than 90 beats per minute in lateral CPR and 65% of them had equal or more than ten correct ventilations per minute. Conclusions: in conclusion, this study confirmed that in a simulated CPR model over-the-head position CPR led to a better BLS than the lateral position CPR by a single paramedic student with a BVM device. We also concluded that by this new BVM fixation method on the face of the patients in the lateral position CPR can be a good alternative over-the-head mask fixation by a single trained rescuer.
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- Ebrahim Nasiri
- Department Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine, Faculty Member, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Medical Student, Medical Student Research Committee, Ramsar, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Sutton RM, Niles D, French B, Maltese MR, Leffelman J, Eilevstjønn J, Wolfe H, Nishisaki A, Meaney PA, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM. First quantitative analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during in-hospital cardiac arrests of young children. Resuscitation 2013; 85:70-4. [PMID: 23994802 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM The objective of this study is to report, for the first time, quantitative data on CPR quality during the resuscitation of children under 8 years of age. We hypothesized that the CPR performed would often not achieve 2010 Pediatric Basic Life Support (BLS) Guidelines, but would improve with the addition of audiovisual feedback. METHODS Prospective observational cohort evaluating CPR quality during chest compression (CC) events in children between 1 and 8 years of age. CPR recording defibrillators collected CPR data (rate (CC/min), depth (mm), CC fraction (CCF), leaning (%>2.5 kg.)). Audiovisual feedback was according to 2010 Guidelines in a subset of patients. The primary outcome, "excellent CPR" was defined as a CC rate ≥ 100 and ≤ 120 CC/min, depth ≥ 50 mm, CCF >0.80, and <20% of CC with leaning. RESULTS 8 CC events resulted in 285 thirty-second epochs of CPR (15,960 CCs). Percentage of epochs achieving targets was 54% (153/285) for rate, 19% (54/285) for depth, 88% (250/285) for CCF, 79% (226/285) for leaning, and 8% (24/285) for excellent CPR. The median percentage of epochs per event achieving targets increased with audiovisual feedback for rate [88 (IQR: 79, 94) vs. 39 (IQR 18, 62) %; p=0.043] and excellent CPR [28 (IQR: 7.2, 52) vs. 0 (IQR: 0, 1) %; p=0.018]. CONCLUSIONS In-hospital pediatric CPR often does not meet 2010 Pediatric BLS Guidelines, but compliance is better when audiovisual feedback is provided to rescuers.
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- Robert M Sutton
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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Sutton RM, Wolfe H, Nishisaki A, Leffelman J, Niles D, Meaney PA, Donoghue A, Maltese MR, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM. Pushing harder, pushing faster, minimizing interruptions… but falling short of 2010 cardiopulmonary resuscitation targets during in-hospital pediatric and adolescent resuscitation. Resuscitation 2013; 84:1680-4. [PMID: 23954664 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of instituting the 2010 Basic Life Support Guidelines on in-hospital pediatric and adolescent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality. We hypothesized that quality would improve, but that targets for chest compression (CC) depth would be difficult to achieve. METHODS Prospective in-hospital observational study comparing CPR quality 24 months before and after release of the 2010 Guidelines. CPR recording/feedback-enabled defibrillators collected CPR data (rate (CC/min), depth (mm), CC fraction (CCF, %), leaning (%>2.5kg)). Audiovisual feedback for depth was: 2005, ≥38mm; 2010, ≥50mm; for rate: 2005, ≥90 and ≤120CC/min; 2010, ≥100 and ≤120CC/min. The primary outcome was average event depth compared with Student's t-test. RESULTS 45 CPR events (25 before; 20 after) occurred, resulting in 1336 thirty-second epochs (909 before; 427 after). Compared to 2005, average event depth (50±13mm vs. 43±9mm; p=0.047), rate (113±11CC/min vs. 104±8CC/min; p<0.01), and CCF (0.94 [0.93, 0.96] vs. 0.9 [0.85, 0.94]; p=0.013) increased during 2010. CPR epochs during the 2010 period more likely to meet Guidelines for CCF (OR 1.7; CI95: 1.2-2.4; p<0.01), but less likely for rate (OR 0.23; CI95: 0.12-0.44; p<0.01), and depth (OR 0.31; CI95: 0.12-0.86; p=0.024). CONCLUSIONS Institution of the 2010 Guidelines was associated with increased CC depth, rate, and CC fraction; yet, achieving 2010 targets for rate and depth was difficult.
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- Robert M Sutton
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Simulation, Advanced Education, and Innovation, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
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Ranjit S, Kissoon N. Bedside echocardiography is useful in assessing children with fluid and inotrope resistant septic shock. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013; 17:224-30. [PMID: 24133330 PMCID: PMC3796901 DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.118426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report changes in the cardiovascular management of fluid and inotropic resistant septic shock in children based on echocardiography. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Tertiary care Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Chennai. PATIENTS Twenty-two patients with unresolved septic shock after 60 ml/kg fluid plus inotropic agents in the first hour. INTERVENTIONS Bedside echocardiography (echo) within 6 h of admission to the PICU. RESULTS Over a 28-month period, of 37 patients with septic shock, 22 children remained in shock despite 60 ml/kg fluid and dopamine and/or dobutamine infusions as per guidelines. On clinical exam, 12 patients had warm shock and ten had cold shock, however, six exhibited an unusual pattern of cold shock with wide pulse pressures on invasive arterial monitoring. The most common echocardiographic finding was uncorrected hypovolemia in 12/22 patient while ten patients had impaired left ± right ventricular function. Echocardiography permitted an appreciation of the underlying disordered pathophysiology and a rationale for adjustment of treatment. Shock resolved in 17 (77%) and 16 patients (73%) survived to discharge. CONCLUSIONS Bedside echo provided crucial information that was not apparent on clinical assessment and affords a simple noninvasive tool to determine the cause of low cardiac output in patients who remain in shock despite 60 ml/kg fluid and inotropic support. Most patients in our series had vasodilatory shock with wide pulse pressures and most common finding on echo was uncorrected hypovolemia. The echo findings allowed adjustment of therapy which was not possible based on clinical examination alone.
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- Suchitra Ranjit
- From: Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Services, Apollo Children's Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Evaluation of the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for infant CPR finger/thumb positions for chest compression: A study using computed tomography. Resuscitation 2013; 84:766-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gregoretti C, Ottonello G, Chiarini Testa MB, Mastella C, Ravà L, Bignamini E, Veljkovic A, Cutrera R. Survival of patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 1. Pediatrics 2013; 131:e1509-14. [PMID: 23610208 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) is a progressive disease and is usually fatal in the first year of life. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed of SMA1 patients and their outcomes according to the following choices: letting nature take its course (NT); tracheostomy and invasive mechanical ventilation (TV); continuous noninvasive respiratory muscle aid (NRA), including noninvasive ventilation; and mechanically assisted cough. RESULTS Of 194 consecutively referred patients enrolled in this study (103 males, 91 females), NT, TV, and NRA were chosen for 121 (62.3%), 42 (21.7%), and 31 (16%) patients, respectively. Survival at ages 24 and 48 months was higher in TV than NRA users: 95% (95% confidence interval: 81.8%-98.8%) and 67.7% (95% confidence interval: 46.7%-82%) at age 24 months (P < .001) and 89.43% and 45% at age 48 months in the TV and NRA groups, respectively (P < .001). The choice of TV decreased from 50% (1992-1998) to 12.7% (2005-2010) (P < .005) with a nonstatistically significant increase for NT from 50% to 65%. The choice of NRA increased from 8.1% (1999-2004) to 22.7% (2005-2010) (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Long-term survival outcome is determined by the choice of the treatment. NRA and TV can prolong survival, with NRA showing a lower survival probability at ages 24 and 48 months.
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- Cesare Gregoretti
- Department of Emergency and Intensive Care, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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Kaufmann J, Laschat M, Wappler F. Medication errors in pediatric emergencies: a systematic analysis. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2012; 109:609-16. [PMID: 23093991 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2012.0609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Errors in drug administration are among the commonest medical errors. Children are particularly at risk for such errors because of the need to calculate doses individually. Doses that are ten times the correct amount (1000% of the correct dose) are occasionally given and can be life-threatening. In a simulated resuscitation in a pediatric emergency room, an error of this type occurred for one of the 32 medications that were ordered. The highest error rates are to be expected in prehospital emergency medicine. In this review, we analyze the process of ordering medications and describe the potential interventions for lowering error rates that have been evaluated to date. METHOD Systematic literature review RESULTS We found 32 original publications that concerned the evaluation of interventions for lowering error rates in the ordering of medications for children. Error rates can be lowered by interventions that improve prescribers' knowledge of pediatric pharmacotherapy (courses, immediately accessible sources of information) and by aids to the cognitive process of ordering medication (calculators, computer programs, tables of doses by weight). They can also be lowered by raising awareness of the problem of erroneous medication ordering and by monitoring medication orders, as well as by structured communication and standardized, unambiguously labeled drug preparations. In the hospital setting, computer programs for medication orders with a built-in pediatric pharmacological database are highly recommended. In the prehospital setting, the "pediatric emergency ruler" enables accurate estimation of the patient's weight, provides age-appropriate dosage recommendations, and directly indicates the steps needed for calculation of the correct dose. CONCLUSION Children in medical emergency situations are at significant risk for medication errors. The measures described here can markedly lower the rate of dangerous errors.
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- Jost Kaufmann
- Institute of Anesthesiology at Witten/Herdecke University, Department of Paediatric Anesthesia, Cologne Children's Hospital, Germany.
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McInnes AD, Sutton RM, Nishisaki A, Niles D, Leffelman J, Boyle L, Maltese MR, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM. Ability of code leaders to recall CPR quality errors during the resuscitation of older children and adolescents. Resuscitation 2012; 83:1462-6. [PMID: 22634433 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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AIM Performance of high quality CPR is associated with improved resuscitation outcomes. This study investigates code leader ability to recall CPR error during post-event interviews when CPR recording/audiovisual feedback-enabled defibrillators are deployed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Physician code leaders were interviewed within 24h of 44 in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrests to assess their ability to recall if CPR error occurred during the event. Actual CPR quality was assessed using quantitative recording/feedback-enabled defibrillators. CPR error was defined as an overall average event chest compression (CC) rate <95/min, depth < 38 mm, ventilation rate >10/min, or any interruptions in CPR >10s. We hypothesized that code leaders would recall error when it actually occurred ≥ 75% of the time when assisted by audiovisual alerts from a CPR recording feedback-enabled defibrillators (analysis by χ(2)). RESULTS 810 min from 44 cardiac arrest events yielded 40 complete data sets (actual and interview); ventilation data was available in 24. Actual CPR error was present in 3/40 events for rate, 4/40 for depth, 32/40 for interruptions >10s, and 17/24 for ventilation frequency. In post-event interviews, code leaders recalled these errors in 0/3 (0%) for rate, 0/4 (0%) for depth, and 19/32 (59%) for interruptions >10s. Code leaders recalled these CPR quality errors less than 75% of the time for rate (p=0.06), for depth (p<0.01), and for CPR interruption (p=0.04). Quantification of errors not recalled: missed rate error median=94 CC/min (IQR 93-95), missed depth error median=36 mm (IQR 35.5-36.5), missed CPR interruption >10s median=18s (IQR 14.4-28.9). Code leaders did recall the presence of excessive ventilation in 16/17 (94%) of events (p=0.07). CONCLUSION Despite assistance by CPR recording/feedback-enabled defibrillators, pediatric code leaders fail to recall important CPR quality errors for CC rate, depth, and interruptions during post-cardiac arrest interviews.
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- Andrew D McInnes
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
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Spencer B, Chacko J, Sallee D. The 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care: an overview of the changes to pediatric basic and advanced life support. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2011; 23:303-10. [PMID: 21624692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The American Heart Association (AHA) has a strong commitment to implementing scientific research-based interventions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. This article presents the 2010 AHA major guideline changes to pediatric basic life support (BLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) and the rationale for the changes. The following topics are covered in this article: (1) current understanding of cardiac arrest in the pediatric population, (2) major changes in pediatric BLS, and (3) major changes in PALS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Becky Spencer
- College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204, USA.
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