Comparison of paediatric basic life support guidelines endorsed by member councils of Resuscitation Council of Asia
Issued Date
2023-12-01
Resource Type
eISSN
26665204
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85177162331
Journal Title
Resuscitation Plus
Volume
16
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Resuscitation Plus Vol.16 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Ong G.Y., Kurosawa H., Ikeyama T., Park J.D., Katanyuwong P., Reyes O.C.F., Wu E.T., Hon K.L.E., Maconochie I.K., Shepard L.N., Nadkarni V.M., Ng K.C. Comparison of paediatric basic life support guidelines endorsed by member councils of Resuscitation Council of Asia. Resuscitation Plus Vol.16 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100506 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/91183
Title
Comparison of paediatric basic life support guidelines endorsed by member councils of Resuscitation Council of Asia
Author's Affiliation
Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center
Ramathibodi Hospital
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Duke-NUS Medical School
National Taiwan University Hospital
Philippine General Hospital
Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital
KK Women's And Children's Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Hong Kong Children's Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Duke-NUS Medical School
National Taiwan University Hospital
Philippine General Hospital
Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital
KK Women's And Children's Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Hong Kong Children's Hospital
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Background: Paediatric cardiac arrest outcomes, especially for infants, remain poor. Due to different training, resource differences, and historical reasons, paediatric cardiac arrest algorithms for various Asia countries vary. While there has been a common basic life support algorithm for adults by the Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA), there is no common RCA algorithm for paediatric life support. We aimed to review published paediatric life support guidelines from different Asian resuscitation councils. Methods: Pubmed and Google Scholar search were performed for published paediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines from January 2015 to June 2023. Paediatric representatives from the Resuscitation Council of Asia were sought and contacted to provide input from September 2022 till June 2023. Results: While most of the components of published paediatric life support algorithms of Asian countries are similar, there are notable variations in terms of age criteria for recommended use of adult basic life support algorithms in the paediatric population less than 18 years old, recommended paediatric chest compression depth targets, ventilation rates post-advanced airway intra-arrest, and first defibrillation dose for shockable rhythms in paediatric cardiac arrest. Conclusion: This was an overview and mapping of published Asian paediatric resuscitation algorithms. It highlights similarities across paediatric life support guidelines in Asian countries. There were some differences in components of paediatric life support which highlight important knowledge gaps in paediatric resuscitation science. The minor differences in the paediatric life support guidelines endorsed by the member councils may provide a framework for prioritising resuscitation research and highlight knowledge gaps in paediatric resuscitation.