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. 2022 Mar 17:9:100199.
doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100199. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Resuscitation practices in hospitals caring for children: Insights from get with the guidelines-resuscitation

Jesse L Chan  1 , Brahmajee K Nallamothu  2   3 , Yuanyuan Tang  4 , Joan S Roberts  5 , Mary Kennedy  4 , Brad Trumpower  3 , Paul S Chan  4   6
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Resuscitation practices in hospitals caring for children: Insights from get with the guidelines-resuscitation

Jesse L Chan et al. Resusc Plus. .

Abstract

Background: Resuscitation practices in pediatric hospitals have not been compared, and whether practices differ between freestanding pediatric only hospitals and combined hospitals (which care for adults and children) is unknown.

Methods: We surveyed hospitals that submit data on pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) to Get-With-The Guidelines®-Resuscitation, to elicit information on resuscitation practices. Hospitals were categorized as pediatric only and combined hospitals, and rates of resuscitation practices were compared.

Results: Thirty-three hospitals with ≥5 IHCA events between 2017-2019 completed the survey, of which 9 (27.3%) were pediatric only and 24 (72.7%) were combined hospitals. Overall, 18 (54.5%) hospitals used a device to measure chest compression quality, 16 (48.5%) had a staff member monitor chest compression quality, 10 (30.3%) used lanyards or hats to designate code leaders during a resuscitation, 16 (48.5%) routinely conducted code debriefings immediately after a resuscitation, and 7 (21.2%) conducted mock codes at least quarterly with 17 (51.5%) reporting no set schedule. Pediatric only hospitals were more likely to employ a device to measure chest compressions (88.9% vs. 41.7%; P = 0.02), conduct code debriefings always or frequently after resuscitations (77.8% vs. 37.5%, P = 0.04), use lanyards or a hat to designate the code team leader during resuscitations (66.7% vs. 16.7%, P = 0.006), and allow nurses to defibrillate using an AED (77.8% vs. 29.2%, P = 0.01). There were no differences in simulation frequency or other resuscitation practices between the two hospital groups.

Conclusions: Across hospitals caring for children, substantial variation exists in resuscitation practices, with notable differences between pediatric only and combined hospitals.

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; In-hospital; Pediatric; Resuscitation practices.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Definition of the Study Cohort
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