Publications by authors named "C M Gathers"
Objectives: In children admitted after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), this study 1) determines the proportion that undergo: physical abuse and toxin exposure evaluation, child protection team (CPT) consultation, and child protective services (CPS) referral, and 2) evaluates the association between demographic, social, clinical characteristics with CPT consultation and CPS referral.
Methods: Retrospective chart review was conducted of children < 4 years old admitted following an OHCA between November 2012 and February 2023. Associations between demographics, caregiver social risk factors, and clinical characteristics with CPT consultation and CPS referral were examined using logistic regression.
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- Health disparities in critically ill children have mostly been examined within individual ICU types, limiting broader collaboration to improve care.
- This scoping review aims to summarize existing research on health disparities across three main ICU settings: neonatal, pediatric, and cardiac ICUs in the United States.
- The review includes over 50 studies that highlight disparities based on race, ethnicity, insurance status, socioeconomic factors, language, and geographic distance.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between CPR duration and survival outcomes in hospitalized children who experience cardiac arrest and do not achieve return of circulation (ROC).
- It involved two analyses: a patient-level examination of CPR duration factors and a hospital-level analysis looking at the association between hospital median CPR duration and survival rates among patients without ROC.
- Results indicated that among 13,899 CPR events, 3,859 patients did not achieve ROC, with a longer median CPR duration observed in those who did not survive, highlighting the significance of CPR duration in cardiac arrest survival.