In contrast to adults, cardiac arrest in infants and children does not usually result from a
primary cardiac cause. More often it is the terminal result of progressive respiratory failure or …

Introduction The frequency and successful use of pediatric ventricular assist devices (VADs)
as a bridge to cardiac transplantation have been steadily increasing since 2003, but the …

Indice de Capitulos; Capítulo 1: Historia y desarrollo soporte extracorpóreo; Capítulo 2:
Fisiología ECLS; Capítulo 3: Insuficiencia Cardiaca: Principios y fisiología; Capítulo 4 …

The management of congenital heart disease has changed dramatically over the last 15
years and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. More than ever before contemporary practice …

Background—Although extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) can result in
survival after failed conventional CPR (C-CPR), no large, systematic comparison of pediatric …

Aims Temporary circulatory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is
often the only alternative for supporting patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (RCS). In …

Note From the Writing Group: Throughout this article, the reader will notice combinations of
superscripted letters and numbers (eg,“Family Presence During Resuscitation Peds-003”) …

Cardiac arrest occurs at a higher rate in children with heart disease than in healthy children.
Pediatric basic life support and advanced life support guidelines focus on delivering high …

Objective: To describe survival outcomes for pediatric patients supported with extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation for severe myocarditis and identify risk factors for in-hospital …

Background—Survival of children with in-hospital cardiac arrest that does not respond to
conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is poor. We report on survival and early …