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Methods: We reviewed electronic health records of pediatric patients who were resuscitated and received post-cardiac arrest care in a single PICU between January 2013 and December 2015. Temperature data were abstracted including start time, end time, and maximum temperature of all temperature recordings> 38 C in the first 72 hours post-arrest.

Results: Of the 177 cases of cardiac arrest available for review during the study period, 65 (37%) cases had at least one post-arrest fever episode within 72 hours. Patients with fever had a significantly shorter median (IQR) duration of arrest compared to those with no fever: 3 min (1, 7) vs 4 min (2, 19), p= 0.04. Patients with CPR> 20 min were significantly less likely to have a fever than those with shorter arrests: 3/27 (11%) vs 62/150 (46%), p< 0.001. Preliminary analysis suggests that children status post-cardiac arrests of shorter duration are less likely to have central …