Open AccessPrevalence and Outcomes of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension*
Author(s) -
Ryan W. Morgan,
Alexis Topjian,
Yan Wang,
Natalie J. Atkin,
Todd J. Kilbaugh,
Francis X. McGowan,
Robert A. Berg,
Laura MercerRosa,
Robert M. Sutton,
Adam Himebauch
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1947-3893
pISSN - 1529-7535
DOI - 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002187
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , heart disease , resuscitation , anesthesia
In adult in-hospital cardiac arrest, pulmonary hypertension is associated with worse outcomes, but pulmonary hypertension-associated in-hospital cardiac arrest has not been well studied in children. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among children with in-hospital cardiac arrest and its impact on outcomes.