Introduction: Shockable rhythm following pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest pOHCA is consistently associated with hospital and short-term survival. The aim was to investigate the association between first documented rhythm and long-term outcomes in a pOHCA cohort over 18 years. Long-term outcome was determined using a Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category PCPC score at the longest available follow-up interval through august The association between first documented rhythm and the primary outcome was calculated in a multivariable regression model.
Results: children were admitted, nine children were lost to follow-up. Median age at arrest was age 3. On median follow-up interval of 25 months IQR 5.
In multivariable analysis, shockable rhythm was associated with survival with favorable long-term neurologic outcome OR 8. Keywords: Long-term outcome; Pediatric resuscitations; Shockable rhythm. Published by Elsevier B. All rights reserved. Abstract Introduction: Shockable rhythm following pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest pOHCA is consistently associated with hospital and short-term survival.
