ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Subsequent Shockable Rhythm During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Initial Non-Shockable Rhythms: A Nationwide Population-Based Observational Study Yoshikazu Goto, MD, PhD; Akira Funada, MD, PhD; Yumiko Goto, MD, PhD
Background-—The effect of a subsequent treated shockable rhythm during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the outcome of children who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with initial nonshockable rhythm is unclear. We hypothesized that subsequent treated shockable rhythm in children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest would improve survival with favorable neurological outcomes (Cerebral Performance Category scale 1–2). Methods and Results-—From the All-Japan Utstein Registry, we analyzed the records of 12 402 children (aged
Subsequent Shockable Rhythm During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Initial Non-Shockable Rhythms: A Nationwide Population-Based Observational Study Yoshikazu Goto, MD, PhD; Akira Funada, MD, PhD; Yumiko Goto, MD, PhD
Background-—The effect of a subsequent treated shockable rhythm during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the outcome of children who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with initial nonshockable rhythm is unclear. We hypothesized that subsequent treated shockable rhythm in children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest would improve survival with favorable neurological outcomes (Cerebral Performance Category scale 1–2). Methods and Results-—From the All-Japan Utstein Registry, we analyzed the records of 12 402 children (aged
