Neuropsychological Outcomes of Children 1 Year After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about neuropsychological outcomes of children who survived pediatric cardiac arrest (CA).

Objective

To describe the neuropsychological outcomes of CA survivors enrolled in the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest In-Hospital (THAPCA-IH) and Out-of-Hospital (THAPCA-OH) trials and compare the results with the primary outcome measure for these trials.

Design, setting, and participants

Secondary analysis of 222 CA survivors aged 1 to 18 years who received chest compressions for 2 minutes or more, remained comatose and required mechanical ventilation after return of circulation, and were enrolled in targeted temperature-management trials from 41 pediatric intensive care units. Data were collected from September 3, 2009, to Febru

SUBMITTER: Slomine BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583192 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature