Association Between Chest Compression Pause Duration and Survival After Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

• DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066882
• Publication Date: 2024-04-02T09:00:37Z
• Authors: Kasper G. Lauridsen; Ryan W. Morgan; Robert A. Berg; Dana E. Niles; Monica E. Kleinman; Xuemei Zhang; Heather Griffis; Jimena Del Castillo; Sophie Skellett; Javier J. Lasa; Tia T. Raymond; Robert M. Sutton; Vinay M. Nadkarni
• Keywords: Male; Time Factors; pediatrics; Adolescent; Infant; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Heart Arrest; 03 medical and health sciences; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; quality of health care; Child, Preschool; Humans; Female; Child; heart arrest

The association between chest compression (CC) pause duration and pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes is unknown. American Heart Association has recommended minimizing pauses in CC children to <10 seconds, without supportive evidence. We hypothesized that longer maximum durations are associated with worse neurological outcomes.