title: Advances in recognition, resuscitation, and stabilization of the critically ill child.
abstract: Advances in early recognition, effective response, and high-quality resuscitation before, during, and after cardiac arrest have resulted in improved survival for infants and children over the past 10 years. This review addresses several key factors that can make a difference in survival outcomes, including the etiology of pediatric cardiac arrests in and out of hospital, mechanisms and techniques of circulation of blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), quality of CPR, meticulous postresuscitative care, and effective training. Monitoring and quality improvement of each element in the system of resuscitation care are increasingly recognized as key factors in saving lives.
authors: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19063, USA.
authors: Alexis A
authors: AA
authors: Topjian
authors: Robert A
authors: RA
authors: Berg
authors: Vinay M
authors: VM
authors: Nadkarni
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric