Does calcium administration during CPR improve survival in children with heart disease experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest?
Calcium administration during CPR in children with heart disease is associated with worse survival and should be restricted to specific guideline-recommended indications.
Calcium administration during CPR for children with HD experiencing IHCA is common and is associated with worse survival. Administration of calcium during CPR in children with HD should be restricted to specific indications as recommended by the AHA CPR guidelines.
Dhillon et al. (Wed,) studied this question.