Progress in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The success rate for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in children is dismal. This review discusses the physiology of CPR, the basis for pharmacologic therapy, and the rationale for advanced interventions. It focuses attention on those areas in which research indicates hope for improved outcomes.
Goetting
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Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*