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  • Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a critical intervention for pediatric cardiac arrest.
  • Chest compression (CC) pauses during ECPR, particularly during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation, can negatively impact outcomes.
  • Optimizing CC quality during ECPR is essential for improving patient survival and neurological recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify CC pauses during pediatric ECPR and implement quality improvement (QI) initiatives.
  • To reduce CC pause duration and improve chest compression fraction (CCF) during ECMO cannulation.
  • To assess the impact of QI interventions on ECPR procedural metrics and outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of baseline CC pause characteristics during pediatric ECPR events.
  • Implementation of QI interventions: data sharing, provider consensus, and communication aids for counting CC pauses.
  • Prospective quantification of CC pause metrics (pre- and post-intervention) using telemetry data during medical and surgical phases of ECPR.

Main Results:

  • QI interventions significantly reduced median CC pause length from 20 to 10.5 seconds (P=.01).
  • Chest compression fraction (CCF) during the surgical phase of ECPR improved from 66% to 81% (P=.02).
  • No significant change in surgical phase duration or survival to hospital discharge was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Simple, feasible communication interventions during ECPR can effectively minimize CC pauses.
  • These QI initiatives improve CPR quality, evidenced by increased CCF during ECMO cannulation.
  • The implemented strategies enhance CPR quality without prolonging the critical ECMO cannulation time.