January 3, 2006JAMA
First Documented Rhythm and Clinical Outcome From In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Children and Adults
Why the study?
What is the first documented rhythm and clinical outcome from in-hospital cardiac arrest among children and adults?
Population
Children and adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Should not yet change resuscitation practice; leaves open whether age-specific protocols improve outcomes in observational data.
Structured PICO
What is the first documented rhythm and clinical outcome from in-hospital cardiac arrest among children and adults?
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Population
Children and adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest
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Outcome
First documented pulseless arrest rhythm and clinical outcome (survival)hard clinical
In-hospital cardiac arrest typically presents with asystole or PEA, and children have better survival outcomes than adults from these rhythms.
Cite This Study
Vinay Nadkarni (2006) studied this question.