In contrast to adults, cardiac arrest in infants and children does not usually result from a
primary cardiac cause. More often it is the terminal result of progressive respiratory failure or …

Hypocalcemia is common in the critically ill patient. In this population, however, the
diagnosis of hypocalcemia is complicated by limitations in the interpretation of the total …

These guidelines on paediatric life support are based on three main principles:(1) the
incidence of critical illness, particularly cardiopulmonary arrest, and injury in children is …

These guidelines on paediatric life support are based on two main principles:(1) the
incidence of critical illness, particularly cardiopulmonary arrest, and injury in children is …

Note From the Writing Group: Throughout this article, the reader will notice combinations of
superscripted letters and numbers (eg,“Family Presence During Resuscitation Peds-003”) …

Importance Pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) occurs frequently and is associated
with high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this narrative review is to summarize the …

Cardiac arrest occurs at a higher rate in children with heart disease than in healthy children.
Pediatric basic life support and advanced life support guidelines focus on delivering high …

Objectives: 1) To describe clinical characteristics, hospital courses, and outcomes of a
cohort of children cared for within the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network …

Objectives: To describe a large multicenter cohort of pediatric cardiac arrest (CA) with return
of circulation (ROC) from either the in-hospital (IH) or the out-of-hospital (OH) setting and to …

Objectives: Describe the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation as rescue
therapy in pediatric patients who experience cardiopulmonary arrest refractory to …