Table 3.
Resuscitation Performance in Actual CPR in Intensive Care Units
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Haemodynamic (arterial data; 198 children) | 2309 epochs1 |
| Average rate of 90–130 compressions/minute | 74.6% |
| Average diastolic pressure ≥ 25 mmHg for age <1 year or ≥ 30 mmHg for age ≥ 1 year | 85.5% |
| Average systolic pressure ≥ 60 mmHg for age <1 year or ≥ 80 mmHg for age ≥ 1 year | 66.5% |
| Chest compression fraction ≥ 80% | 87.1% |
| Target rate, systolic pressure, and chest compression fraction indicated by the parameters above | 57.8% |
| Mechanics (defibrillator data; 115 children) | 3452 epochs1 |
| Average rate of 90–130 compressions/minute | 90.6% |
| Mean compression depth (mm) | |
| Age < 1 year | 26.5 [21.3,33.2] |
| Age ≥ 1 year | 49.2 [36.2,61.3] |
| Average depth of ≥ 40 mm for age < 1 year and ≥ 50 mm for age ≥1 year | 36.4% |
| Average release velocity > 300 mm/s | 35.3% |
| Chest compression fraction ≥ 80% | 70.4% |
| Target rate, depth, and chest compression fraction indicated by the parameters above | 28.1% |
1
The unit of observation for actual resuscitation in intensive care units is the individual 30-second epoch.