Pediatric cardiac arrest in the emergency department: Outcome is related to the time of admission.
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Ali YURTSEVEN, Caner TURAN, Funda KARBEK AKARCA, Eylem Ulaş SAZ
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2019, vol 35, pp 1434-1440
Summary
Objectives: Nights and weekends represent a potentially high-risk time for pediatric cardiac arrest (CA) patients in emergency departments. Data regarding night or weekend arrest and its impact on outcomes is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the various emergency department shifts and survival to discharge.