Rodolfo P Moreno, Juan C Vassallo, Silvia S Sáenz, Ana C Blanco, Daniel Allende, José L Araguas, Santiago Ayala Torales, Edgardo Banille, Amanda M Berrueta, Patricia Capocasa, César G Caprotta, Guillermo E Moreno, Hilda S Pérez, Liliana Porta, Gabriela Rodríguez, Marcelo Rojo
INTRODUCTION: The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a common setting in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). There are very few reports or publications that evaluate the form of CPR administered in children. OBJECTIVES: 1) Identify the etiology and epidemiology of the CPR in the PICU. 2) Describe how to conduct CPR. 3) Describe the drugs used. 4) Knowing the patient outcomes. 5) Knowing CPR training of physicians in the PICU. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All children with cardiopulmonary arrest who were resuscitated in the PICU between 01/04/2004- 31/03/2005...
June 2010: Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría