Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2022
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySodium Bicarbonate Use During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Secondary Analysis of the ICU-RESUScitation Project Trial.
To evaluate associations between sodium bicarbonate use and outcomes during pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (p-IHCA). ⋯ In this propensity weighted multicenter cohort study of p-IHCA, sodium bicarbonate use was common and associated with lower rates of survival to hospital discharge.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2022
Multicenter StudyWeight-Based Versus Flat Dosing of Epinephrine During Cardiac Arrest in the PICU: A Multicenter Survey.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines include weight-based epinephrine dosing recommendations of 0.01 mg/kg with a maximum of 1 mg, which corresponds to a weight of 100 kg. Actual practice patterns are unknown. ⋯ The majority of PICUs surveyed report epinephrine dosing practices that are inconsistent with PALS guidelines.