Why the study?
What factors are associated with pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest and subsequent mortality?
Population
Pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia from the Wake Up Safe multicenter registry.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Off-hours pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest may increase mortality risk; leaves open whether staffing or system interventions can reduce excess deaths.
What factors are associated with pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest and subsequent mortality?
Pediatric perioperative cardiac arrests occurring during off hours have significantly worse mortality outcomes, independent of patient physical status or emergency surgery.
Christensen et al. (2018) studied this question.
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