Table 1

Patient characteristics, place of arrest, cardiac arrest duration, outcome and cause of death.
Case
 Age (months)
 Diagnosis
 Place of arrest
 Estimated time to initiation of CPR (minutes)
 Time of CRA (minutes)
 Outcome (hospital discharge)
 Cause of death
1
 162
 Drowning
 Out-hospital
 15
 35
 Death
 Brain death
2
 42
 Drowning
 Out-hospital
 20
 31
 Death
 Withdrawal of care
3
 5
 Sudden death
 Out-hospital
 10
 30
 Death
 Brain death
4
 151
 Drowning
 Out-hospital
 15
 50
 Death
 Brain death
5
 178
 Ventricular arrytmia
 Out-hospital
 1
 7
 Normal neurological function
 Alive
6
 8
 Obstructive hydrocefalia
 In-hospital
 0
 3
 Normal neurological function
 Alive
7
 6
 Bronchiolitis
 In-hospital
 0
 4
 Normal neurological function
 Alive
8
 2
 Bronchiolitis
 In-hospital
 0
 3
 Normal neurological function
 Alive
9
 21
 Drowning
 Out-hospital
 10
 11
 Neurological damage
 Alive
10
 21
 Pneumonia
 In-hospital
 0
 1
 Normal neurological function
 Alive
11
 4
 Heat stroke Hyperkaliemia
 In-hospital
 0
 8
 Normal neurological function
 Alive

CPR: cardiopulmonar resuscitation

CRA: cardiac arrest

Los Arcos et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:18   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-18