Why the study?
What are the causes and outcomes of anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children with heart disease compared to those without heart disease?
Population
373 children with anesthesia-related cardiac arrests from the Pediatric Perioperative Cardiac Arrest…
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Mortality difference attenuates after ASA adjustment; leaves open whether heart disease independently worsens anesthesia-related arrest outcomes.
What are the causes and outcomes of anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children with heart disease compared to those without heart disease?
Children with heart disease who experience anesthesia-related cardiac arrest have higher mortality than those without heart disease, largely driven by their worse baseline physical status.
Ramamoorthy et al. (2010) studied this question.
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