Resuscitation
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When children's weight cannot be measured during medical emergencies, it must be estimated, as weight is required for many interventions. Age-based formulas are the oldest weight estimation systems in children, but have been shown to be very inaccurate in many studies. This aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of age- and length-based formulas and to see if a measure of body habitus could be used to improve the performance of these formulas. ⋯ This was an analysis of data from a sample of 1085 children aged from 1 month to 16 years, collected from four Emergency Departments in Johannesburg, South Africa. Basic demographic and anthropometric data was collected and each child had a visual assessment of body habitus, quantified as a habitus score. Weight estimates from 20 existing age-based formulas and two length-based formulas were then compared against measured weight to determine their accuracy. Age- and length-based, habitus-modified models were developed and similarly evaluated.
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Observational Study
The association between AHA CPR quality guideline compliance and clinical outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Measures of chest compression fraction (CCF), compression rate, compression depth and pre-shock pause have all been independently associated with improved outcomes from out-of-hospital (OHCA) cardiac arrest. However, it is unknown whether compliance with American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines incorporating all the aforementioned metrics, is associated with improved survival from OHCA. ⋯ In this observational study, compliance with AHA guidelines for CPR quality was not associated with improved outcomes from OHCA. Conversely, when restricting the cohort to those with late ROSC, compliance with guidelines was associated with improved clinical outcomes. Strategies to improve overall guideline compliance may have a significant impact on outcomes from OHCA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Born not breathing: A randomised trial comparing two self-inflating bag-masks during newborn resuscitation in Tanzania.
Effective ventilation is crucial to save non-breathing newborns. We compared standard equipment for newborn resuscitation to a new Upright bag, in an area with high neonatal mortality. ⋯ Upright provided higher expired tidal volume, MAP, PIP and early ECO2 than the standard bag. Clinical outcome differed at 30min, but not at 24h. Larger volume of Upright than standard bag can be an important factor. The results are relevant for low- and high-income settings as ventilatory and heart rate parameters during resuscitation of newborns are rarely reported. Trial registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01869582.
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International guidelines recommend a bundle of care, including targeted temperature management (TTM), in post cardiac arrest survivors. Aside from a few small surveys in different European countries, adherence to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) recommendations are unknown. ⋯ This international European telephone survey revealed a high rate of implementation of TTM in post cardiac arrest patients in university and teaching hospitals. Most participants also provided a SOP, but only a minority had a SOP for neurological prognostication.
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Observational Study
Kids (learn how to) save lives in the school with the serious game Relive.
Relive is a serious game focusing on increasing kids and young adults' awareness on CPR. We evaluated the use of Relive on schoolchildren. ⋯ Relive is an useful tool to spread CPR knowledge and improve CPR skills in schoolchildren.