THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PEDIATRIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION QUALITY AND OUTCOMES

ABSTRACT

B Introduction: b Although children have lower rates of infection and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in adaptations to resuscitation systems of care that extend to pediatrics. Cardiac arrest physiology, chest compression mechanics, CPR quality metrics, and post-arrest physiologic and quality of care metrics were similar between the two periods. B Conclusions: b In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric IHCA survival rates did not differ from the year prior, but functional status at hospital discharge was worse among survivors. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)