Resuscitation
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is common and associated with worse outcomes. In the hospital setting, there are many potential risk factors for post-arrest ARDS, such as aspiration, sepsis, and shock. ARDS after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) has not been characterized. ⋯ Among IHCA patients, almost three-quarters developed ARDS within 3 days of ROSC. As in out of hospital cardiac arrest, post-IHCA ARDS is common.
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To characterize chest compression (CC) pause duration during the last 5 minutes of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prior to extracorporeal-CPR (E-CPR) cannulation and the association with survival outcomes. ⋯ Long CC pauses were common during the last 5 min of recorded CPR prior to E-CPR cannulation. Following adjustment for age and CPR duration, each 5-second incremental increase in longest CC pause duration was associated with significantly decreased rates of survival and favorable neurological outcome.
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We aimed to identify distinct trajectories of end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and to investigate the association between EtCO2 trajectories and OHCA outcomes. ⋯ Three distinct EtCO2 trajectories during cardiopulmonary resuscitation were identified and significantly associated with outcomes. Early identification of these EtCO2 trajectories could potentially guide the ongoing resuscitation efforts.
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To investigate how socioeconomic status was associated with the risk of in-hospital cardiac arrest in Denmark. ⋯ In this matched case-control study, high socioeconomic status was associated with lower odds of in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to low socioeconomic status. The findings were consistent across household income, household assets, and education and persisted after adjustment for comorbidities. Strategies are needed to address the socioeconomic inequalities observed in the risk of in-hospital cardiac arrest.