Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Characterizing infections in children after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Authors' conclusion
Bacterial infections were commonly identified in the first 48 h of admission after OHCA and may be associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Children <18 years admitted to the PICU within 6 h after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), 2017–2022
- Participants
- 203 children
- Exposure
- Definite or probable vs possible or no bacterial infection
- Definite or probablen = 40
- Outcome
- Prevalence of bacterial infections following pediatric OHCA
- Follow-up
- Within 48 h of admission
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Definite or probable bacterial infection
Definite or probable
20%
40
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CPR duration
P < 0.001
Survival to hospital discharge · unadjusted
P < 0.01
| Outcome | aOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival to hospital discharge | 0.39 (0.15–1.00) | P = 0.05 | |
| ICU discharge | 0.38 (0.15–0.98) | P = 0.046 | |
| 0.10.31310Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
- Survival to hospital discharge: adjusted for age, CPR duration and baseline respiratory support
- ICU discharge: adjusted for age, CPR duration and baseline respiratory support
Original publication
Characterizing infections in children after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Published 11 July 2026. doi:10.
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