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Jarrod D Knudson et al. Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb.

. 2013 Feb;41(2):e25.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827c049c.

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Prevalence and outcomes of pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the United States: an analysis of the Kids' Inpatient Database*.
Knudson JD, Neish SR, Cabrera AG, Lowry AW, Shamszad P, Morales DL, Graves DE, Williams EA, Rossano JW. Knudson JD, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov;40(11):2940-4. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31825feb3f. Crit Care Med. 2012. PMID: 22932398
Is an alternative method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation necessary in children because chest compressions are either too unreliably effective or have potentially fatal consequences, which make them contraindicated?
Rottenberg EM. Rottenberg EM. Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb;41(2):e24-5. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318275888a. Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23353981 No abstract available.