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Cardiac Arrest Outcomes in Children With Preexisting Neurobehavioral Impairment. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019 Jun;20(6):510-517

Date

02/27/2019

Pubmed ID

30807545

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6548585

DOI

10.1097/PCC.0000000000001897

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85067176035 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   6 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe survival and 3-month and 12-month neurobehavioral outcomes in children with preexisting neurobehavioral impairment enrolled in one of two parallel randomized clinical trials of targeted temperature management.

DESIGN: Secondary analysis of Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital trials data.

SETTING: Forty-one PICUs in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom.

PATIENTS: Eighty-four participants (59 in-hospital cardiac arrest and 25 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest), 49 males, 35 females, mean age 4.6 years (SD, 5.36 yr), with precardiac arrest neurobehavioral impairment (Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition composite score < 70). All required chest compressions for greater than or equal to 2 minutes, were comatose and required mechanical ventilation after return of circulation.

INTERVENTIONS: Neurobehavioral function was assessed using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition at baseline (reflecting precardiac arrest status), and at 3 and 12 months postcardiac arrest, followed by on-site cognitive evaluation. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition norms are 100 (mean) ± 15 (SD); higher scores indicate better function. Analyses evaluated survival, changes in Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition, and cognitive functioning.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Twenty-eight of 84 (33%) survived to 12 months (in-hospital cardiac arrest, 19/59 (32%); out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, 9/25 [36%]). In-hospital cardiac arrest (but not out-of-hospital cardiac arrest) survival rate was significantly lower compared with the Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest group without precardiac arrest neurobehavioral impairment. Twenty-five survived with decrease in Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition less than or equal to 15 (in-hospital cardiac arrest, 18/59 (31%); out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, 7/25 [28%]). At 3-months postcardiac arrest, mean Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition scores declined significantly (-5; SD, 14; p < 0.05). At 12 months, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition declined after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (-10; SD, 12; p < 0.05), but not in-hospital cardiac arrest (0; SD, 15); 43% (12/28) had unchanged or improved scores.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the feasibility, utility, and challenge of including this population in clinical neuroprotection trials. In children with preexisting neurobehavioral impairment, one-third survived to 12 months and their neurobehavioral outcomes varied broadly.

Author List

Christensen JR, Slomine BS, Silverstein FS, Page K, Holubkov R, Dean JM, Moler FW, Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) Trial Investigators

Authors

Michael T. Meyer MD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Martin K. Wakeham MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Activities of Daily Living
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Heart Arrest
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Mental Status and Dementia Tests
Nervous System Diseases
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Survival Analysis