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Citation

Slomine BS, Nadkarni VM, Christensen JR, Silverstein FS, Telford R, Topjian A, Koch JD, Sweney J, Fink EL, Mathur M, Holubkov R, Dean JM, Moler FW. Resuscitation 2017; 115: 178-184.

Affiliation

University of Michigan, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.03.007

PMID

28274812

Abstract

AIM: To describe the 1-year neurobehavioral outcome of survivors of cardiac arrest secondary to drowning, compared with other respiratory etiologies, in children enrolled in the Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Out-of-Hospital (THAPCA-OH) trial.

METHODS: Exploratory analysis of survivors (ages 1-18 years) who received chest compressions for ≥2minutes, were comatose, and required mechanical ventilation after return of circulation (ROC). Participants recruited from 27 pediatric intensive care units in North America received targeted temperature management [therapeutic hypothermia (33°C) or therapeutic normothermia (36.8°C)] within 6hours of ROC. Neurobehavioral outcomes included 1-year Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (VABS-II) total and domain scores and age-appropriate cognitive performance measures (Mullen Scales of Early Learning or Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence).

RESULTS: Sixty-six children with a respiratory etiology of cardiac arrest survived for 1-year; 60/66 had broadly normal premorbid functioning (VABS-II ≥ 70). Follow up was obtained on 59/60 (30 with drowning etiology). VABS-II composite and domain scores declined significantly from premorbid scores in drowning and non-drowning groups (p <0.001), although declines were less pronounced for the drowning group. Seventy-two percent of children had well below average cognitive functioning at 1-year. Younger age, fewer doses of epinephrine, and drowning etiology were associated with better VABS-II composite scores. Demographic variables and treatment with hypothermia did not influence neurobehavioral outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Risks for poor neurobehavioral outcomes were high for children who were comatose after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to respiratory etiologies; survivors of drowning had better outcomes than those with other respiratory etiologies.

Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


Language: en

Keywords

cardiac arrest; cognition; drowning; functional outcome; pediatrics; respiratory arrest; therapeutic hypothermia

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