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CPR quality and outcomes after extracorporeal life support for pediatric In-Hospital cardiac arrest

Stephanie R Brown1, Maria Frazier2, Joan Roberts3

  • 1Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Oklahoma Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Division of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Resuscitation
|June 16, 2023
PubMed

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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) offers a high survival rate to intensive care unit (ICU) discharge for pediatric patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Many survivors achieve favorable neurologic outcomes post-ECPR.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Cardiovascular research
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) applications

Background:

  • In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in children presents significant mortality challenges.
  • Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is an advanced life support strategy for refractory cardiac arrest.
  • Optimizing ECPR outcomes in pediatric populations requires understanding survival predictors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate survival outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing ECPR after IHCA.
  • To identify characteristics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) events and quality metrics associated with survival post-ECPR.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter retrospective cohort study utilized the pediRES-Q database.
  • Data included pediatric patients who received ECPR following IHCA between July 2015 and June 2021.
  • Primary outcome was survival to ICU discharge; secondary outcomes included survival to hospital discharge and neurologic function.

Main Results:

  • The study included 124 pediatric patients, with a median age of 0.9 years; 75% had cardiac disease.
  • Survival to ICU discharge was 51% (61/120 patients), with 59% (36/61) demonstrating favorable neurologic outcome.
  • No demographic or clinical variables were significantly associated with survival after ECPR.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric patients receiving ECPR for IHCA demonstrate a high survival rate to ICU discharge.
  • A significant proportion of these survivors exhibit favorable neurologic outcomes.
  • Further research may explore specific CPR event characteristics or quality metrics influencing ECPR success.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitation qualityExtracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitationPaediatric intensive care unit

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