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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Outcome and cost of open- and closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric cardiac arrests.
Pediatrics 1994 March
OBJECTIVE: The dismal survival rates of cardiac arrest in children managed with conventional closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CC-CPR) have renewed interest in the use of open-chest CPR (OC-CPR). We determined the efficacy of the early use of OC-CPR in children after cardiac arrest.
METHODS: A retrospective review of emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital records revealed 27 children who were brought to the emergency department under CPR after blunt trauma.
RESULTS: Twelve children had CC-CPR and 15 children underwent OC-CPR. Prehospital resuscitation and transport of both groups of children was excellent by current standards, and OC-CPR was performed within 5 minutes of arrival in the emergency department. CPR was successful with restoration of spontaneous circulation in 17% of children after CC-CPR, whereas 20% of children had restoration of spontaneous circulation after OC-CPR. This difference was not statistically significant. None of the children regained consciousness or survived to discharge. The hospital charges for patients who underwent OC-CPR were significantly higher (P = .005). Less than 30% of the hospital charges were reimbursed in both groups.
CONCLUSIONS: OC-CPR does not improve survival in children who sustain cardiac arrest and receive CPR for more than 20 minutes in the field. Under these circumstances OC-CPR is an expensive and futile procedure to undertake.
METHODS: A retrospective review of emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital records revealed 27 children who were brought to the emergency department under CPR after blunt trauma.
RESULTS: Twelve children had CC-CPR and 15 children underwent OC-CPR. Prehospital resuscitation and transport of both groups of children was excellent by current standards, and OC-CPR was performed within 5 minutes of arrival in the emergency department. CPR was successful with restoration of spontaneous circulation in 17% of children after CC-CPR, whereas 20% of children had restoration of spontaneous circulation after OC-CPR. This difference was not statistically significant. None of the children regained consciousness or survived to discharge. The hospital charges for patients who underwent OC-CPR were significantly higher (P = .005). Less than 30% of the hospital charges were reimbursed in both groups.
CONCLUSIONS: OC-CPR does not improve survival in children who sustain cardiac arrest and receive CPR for more than 20 minutes in the field. Under these circumstances OC-CPR is an expensive and futile procedure to undertake.
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