2
|
Hunfeld M, Buysse C. Decisions Regarding Life or Death in Comatose Children After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024; 25:281-283. [PMID: 38451801 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Maayke Hunfeld
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Corinne Buysse
- Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Hunfeld M, Dulfer K, Del Castillo J, Vázquez M, Buysse C. Long-term multidisciplinary follow-up programs in pediatric cardiac arrest survivors. Resusc Plus 2024; 17:100563. [PMID: 38328751 PMCID: PMC10847941 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Long-term outcome studies after pediatric cardiac arrest (CA) are few. They require a CA registry and dedicated outcome teams. Learning about the long-term outcomes is very important for developing prognostication guidelines, improving post-cardiac care, counseling caregivers about the future of their child, and creating opportunities for therapeutic intervention studies to improve outcomes. Few PICUs worldwide provide a multidisciplinary follow-up program as routine practice at an outpatient clinic with standardized measurements, using validated instruments including neuropsychological assessments by psychologists. The primary goal of such a follow-up program should be to provide excellent care to children and their caregivers, thereby resulting in a high attendance. Pediatric psychologists, neurologists and pediatricians/pediatric intensivists should ideally be involved to screen for delayed development and psychosocial problems and offer appropriate care at the same time. Preferably, outcomes should consist of evaluation of morbidity (physical and neuropsychological), functional health and Health Related Quality Of Life (QoL) of the patient and their caregivers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M. Hunfeld
- Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus MC Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - K. Dulfer
- Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus MC Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - J. Del Castillo
- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Development Origen Network (RICORS-RD21/0012/0011), Spain
| | - M. Vázquez
- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Development Origen Network (RICORS-RD21/0012/0011), Spain
| | - C.M.P. Buysse
- Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus MC Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Ushpol A, Je S, Niles D, Majmudar T, Kirschen M, Del Castillo J, Buysse C, Topjian A, Nadkarni V, Gangadharan S. Association of blood pressure with neurologic outcome at hospital discharge after pediatric cardiac arrest resuscitation. Resuscitation 2024; 194:110066. [PMID: 38056760 PMCID: PMC11024592 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Poor outcomes are associated with post cardiac arrest blood pressures <5th percentile for age. We aimed to study the relationship of mean arterial pressure (MAP) with favorable neurologic outcome following cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). METHODS This retrospective, multi-center, observational study analyzed data from the Pediatric Resuscitation Quality Collaborative (pediRES-Q). Children (<18 years) who achieved ROSC following index in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and survived ≥6 hours were included. Lowest documented MAP within the first 6 hours of ROSC was percentile adjusted for age and categorized into six groups - Group I: <5th, II: 5-24th, III: 25-49th, IV: 50-74th, V: 75-94th; and VI: 95-100th percentile. Primary outcome was favorable neurologic status at hospital discharge, defined as PCPC score 1, 2, or no change from pre-arrest baseline. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to analyze the association of MAP group with favorable outcome, controlling for illness category (surgical-cardiac), initial rhythm (shockable), arrest time (weekend or overnight), age, CPR duration, and clustering by site. RESULTS 787 patients were included: median [Q1,Q3] age 17.9 [4.8,90.6] months; male 58%; OHCA 21%; shockable rhythm 13%; CPR duration 7 [3,16] min; favorable neurologic outcome 54%. Median lowest documented MAP percentile for the favorable outcome group was 13 [3,43] versus 8 [1,37] for the unfavorable group. The distribution of blood pressures by MAP group was I: 37%, II: 28%, III: 13%, IV: 11%, V: 7%, and VI: 4%. Compared with patients in Group I (<5%ile), Groups II, III, and IV had higher odds of favorable outcome (aOR, 1.84 [95% CI, 1.24, 2.73]; 2.20 [95% CI, 1.32, 3.68]; 1.90 [95% CI, 1.12, 3.25]). There was no association between Groups V or VI and favorable outcome (aOR, 1.44 [95% CI, 0.75, 2.80]; 1.11 [95% CI, 0.47, 2.59]). CONCLUSION In the first 6-hours post-ROSC, a lowest documented MAP between the 5th-74th percentile for age was associated with favorable neurologic outcome compared to MAP <5th percentile for age.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A Ushpol
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.
| | - S Je
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - D Niles
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - T Majmudar
- Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 W Queen Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
| | - M Kirschen
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - J Del Castillo
- Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C. del Dr. Esquerdo, 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain
| | - C Buysse
- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - A Topjian
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - V Nadkarni
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - S Gangadharan
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Kravis Children's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1184 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Pinto NP, Scholefield BR, Topjian AA. Pediatric cardiac arrest: A review of recovery and survivorship. Resuscitation 2024; 194:110075. [PMID: 38097105 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Neethi P Pinto
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
| | | | - Alexis A Topjian
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Koehler RC, Reyes M, Hopkins CD, Armstrong JS, Cao S, Kulikowicz E, Lee JK, Tandri H. Rapid, selective and homogeneous brain cooling with transnasal flow of ambient air for pediatric resuscitation. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2023; 43:1842-1856. [PMID: 37466218 PMCID: PMC10676140 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231189463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
Abstract
Neurologic outcome from out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest remains poor. Although therapeutic hypothermia has been attempted in this patient population, a beneficial effect has yet to be demonstrated, possibly because of the delay in achieving target temperature. To minimize this delay, we developed a simple technique of transnasal cooling. Air at ambient temperature is passed through standard nasal cannula with an open mouth to produce evaporative cooling of the nasal passages. We evaluated efficacy of brain cooling with different airflows in different size piglets. Brain temperature decreased by 3°C within 25 minutes with nasal airflow rates of 16, 32, and 16 L/min in 1.8-, 4-, and 15-kg piglets, respectively, whereas rectal temperature lagged brain temperature. No substantial spatial temperature gradients were seen along the neuroaxis, suggesting that heat transfer is via blood convection. The evaporative cooling did not reduce nasal turbinate blood flow or sagittal sinus oxygenation. The rapid and selective brain cooling indicates a high humidifying capacity of the nasal turbinates is present early in life. Because of its simplicity, portability, and low cost, transnasal cooling potentially could be deployed in the field for early initiation of brain cooling prior to maintenance with standard surface cooling after pediatric cardiac arrest.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Raymond C Koehler
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Michael Reyes
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - C Danielle Hopkins
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Jillian S Armstrong
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Suyi Cao
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Ewa Kulikowicz
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Jennifer K Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| | - Harikrishna Tandri
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
| |
Collapse
|