Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity

Aim: Few studies have investigated the differential effects of targeted temperature management (TTM) according to the severity of the condition in pediatric patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). This study was aimed at evaluating the differential effects of TTM in pediatric patients wit...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Namba, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Ryo Emoto, Kazuya Kikutani, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Shigeyuki Matsui, Nobuaki Shime
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author Takeshi Namba
Mitsuaki Nishikimi
Ryo Emoto
Kazuya Kikutani
Shinichiro Ohshimo
Shigeyuki Matsui
Nobuaki Shime
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description Aim: Few studies have investigated the differential effects of targeted temperature management (TTM) according to the severity of the condition in pediatric patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). This study was aimed at evaluating the differential effects of TTM in pediatric patients with PCAS according to a risk classification tool developed by us, the rCAST. Methods: We used data from a nationwide prospective registry for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in Japan. We classified eligible pediatric PCAS patients (aged ≤ 18 years) into quintiles based on their rCAST scores and evaluated the effect of TTM on the neurological outcomes in each severity group. Then, focusing on the severity group that appeared to benefit from TTM, we also evaluated the effect of TTM by propensity score analysis. Good neurological outcome was defined as a score on the Cerebral Performance Category or Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale of ≤2 at 30 days. Results: Among 1526 OHCA pediatric patients enrolled in the registry, the data of 307 PCAS patients were analyzed. None of the patients in the fifth quintile (rCAST ≥ 18.5) showed a good neurological outcome, regardless of whether they received TTM or not (0% [0/20] vs. 0% [0/73]). The propensity score analysis showed that TTM was significantly associated with a good neurological outcome in patients with rCAST scores in the first to fourth quintile (odds ratio: 1.21 [1.04–1.40], <i>p</i> = 0.014). Conclusions: TTM was significantly associated with good neurological outcomes in pediatric PCAS patients with rCAST scores of ≤18.0.
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spelling doaj-art-64ee2b52e82842dcb72094034da8bc902025-01-24T13:38:29ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292024-12-011512610.3390/life15010026Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the SeverityTakeshi Namba0Mitsuaki Nishikimi1Ryo Emoto2Kazuya Kikutani3Shinichiro Ohshimo4Shigeyuki Matsui5Nobuaki Shime6Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, JapanDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, JapanDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, JapanAim: Few studies have investigated the differential effects of targeted temperature management (TTM) according to the severity of the condition in pediatric patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). This study was aimed at evaluating the differential effects of TTM in pediatric patients with PCAS according to a risk classification tool developed by us, the rCAST. Methods: We used data from a nationwide prospective registry for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in Japan. We classified eligible pediatric PCAS patients (aged ≤ 18 years) into quintiles based on their rCAST scores and evaluated the effect of TTM on the neurological outcomes in each severity group. Then, focusing on the severity group that appeared to benefit from TTM, we also evaluated the effect of TTM by propensity score analysis. Good neurological outcome was defined as a score on the Cerebral Performance Category or Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale of ≤2 at 30 days. Results: Among 1526 OHCA pediatric patients enrolled in the registry, the data of 307 PCAS patients were analyzed. None of the patients in the fifth quintile (rCAST ≥ 18.5) showed a good neurological outcome, regardless of whether they received TTM or not (0% [0/20] vs. 0% [0/73]). The propensity score analysis showed that TTM was significantly associated with a good neurological outcome in patients with rCAST scores in the first to fourth quintile (odds ratio: 1.21 [1.04–1.40], <i>p</i> = 0.014). Conclusions: TTM was significantly associated with good neurological outcomes in pediatric PCAS patients with rCAST scores of ≤18.0.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/1/26childrennational registryneurological prognosisout-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)revised post-cardiac arrest syndrome for therapeutic hypothermia score (rCAST)
spellingShingle Takeshi Namba
Mitsuaki Nishikimi
Ryo Emoto
Kazuya Kikutani
Shinichiro Ohshimo
Shigeyuki Matsui
Nobuaki Shime
Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
Life
children
national registry
neurological prognosis
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
revised post-cardiac arrest syndrome for therapeutic hypothermia score (rCAST)
title Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
title_full Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
title_fullStr Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
title_full_unstemmed Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
title_short Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity
title_sort effect size of targeted temperature management in pediatric patients with post cardiac arrest syndrome according to the severity
topic children
national registry
neurological prognosis
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
revised post-cardiac arrest syndrome for therapeutic hypothermia score (rCAST)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/1/26
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