Duration of emergency medical services-initiated prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and survival for pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation 2026 Open access

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Authors: Masashi Okubo, Sho Komukai, Junichi Izawa, Shunsuke Amagasa, Sriram Ramgopal, Clifton W. Callaway, Robert A. Berg
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111028
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References: 24

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While longer duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with unfavorable patient outcomes after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), it remains unclear how the probability of survival changes as a function of CPR duration. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Epidemiologic Registry, including consecutive patients with non-traumatic OHCA at ten regional coordinating sites in the US and Canada from 2011 to 2015. We included pediatric patients (age

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Publication details

Journal / source
Resuscitation
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
223
Pages
111028–111028
Publication date
25 February 2026
Language
EN