About this trial
: An intrahospital CA data recording protocol has been designed following the Utstein model. Database is hosted according to European legislation regarding patient data protection. It is drafted in English and Spanish. Invitation to participate has been sent to Spanish, European and Latinamerican hospitals. Variables included, asses hospital characteristics, the resuscitation team, patient's demographics and background, CPR, post-resuscitation care, mortality, survival and long-term evolution. Survival at hospital discharge will be evaluated as a primary outcome and survival with good neurological status as a secondary outcome, analyzing the different factors involved in them
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
all children aged 1 month to 18 years who suffer a CA in hospital
Disqualifiers
Patients being treated with extracorporeal circulatory support (ECMO or ventricular assistance) at the time of CA.
Duration of resuscitation < 1minute
Trial population
All patients who suffer a cardiac arrest in hospital premises and are resuscitated with at least 1 minute of cardiopulmonary resuscitation measures.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Cardiac arrest
Procedure/SurgeryDefinition of characteristics of cardiac arrest and resuscitation as well as post-resuscitational care and follow up.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Survival
Survival
Secondary outcomes
Neurological outcome
Neurological outcome (Scales: Pediatric Cerecral Performance Category Scale and Pediatric Overall Performance Category Scale. Assesment of neurological outcome with both scales which attempt to measure the same items in neurological development in pediatric patients. Values of 1 or 2 describe normal recovery whilst values of 5-6 define brain death.
Sponsors and contacts
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Jimena del Castillo
Lead sponsor
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Sponsor institution