Outcomes of children admitted to intensive care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia.
CONCLUSIONS: Bystander CPR and primary cardiac aetiology had strong associations with survival with a favourable neurological outcome after paediatric OHCA. Maximising CPR education for the community, and targeting people most likely to witness a paediatric OHCA may further improve outcomes.
PMID: 28651511 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Resusc Source Type: research
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