Open AccessPediatric cardiac arrest in the emergency department: Outcome is related to the time of admission
Author(s) -
Ali Yurtseven,
Caner Turan,
Funda Karbek Akarca,
Eylem Ulaş Saz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.35.5.487
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , return of spontaneous circulation , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , observational study , resuscitation , pediatrics , psychiatry
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.