Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, February 2009

Aetiology and outcome of paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest

Sally L Wilmshurst, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London (UK), and has a special interest in paediatric cardiothoracic anaesthesia. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Robert Bingham, MB, BS, FRCA, is Chairman of the Paediatric Sub-Committee of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and Vice-Chair of the Paediatric Working Group of the European Resuscitation Council. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Cardiopulmonary arrest occurs less commonly in children than in adults, differs in its aetiology and has better outcomes. This article focuses on the causes of cardiac arrest in children, including events occurring under anaesthesia, outcomes and some new developments in management and prevention.

Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), child, heart arrest, hospital mortality, infant, survival rates

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00252-X

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.10.005

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, February 2009

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