Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Mar 2014
Multicenter Study Observational StudyIn-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest in Spain.
The objective was to analyze the characteristics and prognostic factors of in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest in Spain. ⋯ Survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest in children has significantly improved in recent years. The factors related to in-hospital mortality were hematologic/oncologic diseases, continuous infusion of vasoactive drugs prior to cardiac arrest, the duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and treatment with bicarbonate and volume expansion.