| Increased incidence of CPR-related rib fractures in infants--is it related to changes in CPR technique? | |
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PMID: 21353734 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: A recent increase in the number of infants presenting at autopsy with rib fractures associated with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) precipitated a study to determine whether such a phenomenon was related to recent revision of paediatric resuscitation guidelines. METHODS: We conducted a review of autopsy reports from 1997 to 2008 on 571 infants who had CPR performed prior to death. RESULTS: Analysis of the study population revealed CPR-related rib fractures in 19 infants (3.3%), 14 of whom died in the 2006-2008 period. The difference in annual frequency of CPR-related fractures between the periods before and after revision of paediatric CPR guidelines was statistically highly significant. CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that CPR-associated rib fractures have become more frequent in infants since changes in CPR techniques were introduced in 2005. This has important implications for both clinicians and pathologists in their assessment of rib fractures in this patient population. |
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Authors:
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J A Reyes; G R Somers; G P Taylor; D A Chiasson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-02-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Resuscitation Volume: 82 ISSN: 1873-1570 ISO Abbreviation: Resuscitation Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-25 Completed Date: 2011-11-15 Revised Date: 2012-04-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0332173 Medline TA: Resuscitation Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 545-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pathology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. j.reyes@sickkids.ca |
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Autopsy Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / adverse effects, methods* Female Heart Arrest / therapy* Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Ontario / epidemiology Retrospective Studies Rib Fractures / epidemiology*, etiology |
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Resuscitation. 2011 Oct;82(10):1362
[PMID:
21782313
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Resuscitation. 2012 Apr;83(4):e109; author reply e111 [PMID: 22269097 ] |
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