Table 2.
Intra-Arrest Resuscitation Practices, Stratified by Hospital Type.
| Total | Pediatric | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-Arrest Resuscitation Practices | (n = 33) | (n = 9) | (n = 24) | P |
| Code team design | 0.002 | |||
| Designated code team | 17 (51.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (70.8%) | |
| Dedicated code team | 15 (45.5%) | 9 (100.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
| Code team response unplanned | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| Use lanyards, hats, or identifiers for code leaders during codes | 0.006 | |||
| Yes | 10 (30.3%) | 6 (66.7%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
| No | 23 (69.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | 20 (83.3%) | |
| Attending physicians typically respond to pediatric codes | 24 (72.7%) | 7 (77.8%) | 17 (70.8%) | 0.69 |
| Anesthesia typically respond to pediatric codes | 21 (63.6%) | 3 (33.3%) | 18 (75.0%) | 0.03 |
| Critical care nurses typically respond to pediatric codes | 31 (93.9%) | 9 (100.0%) | 22 (91.7%) | 0.38 |
| Who typically leads codes | 0.36 | |||
| Attending physicians | 14 (42.4%) | 5 (55.6%) | 9 (37.5%) | |
| Residents and fellows | 19 (57.6%) | 4 (44.4%) | 15 (62.5%) | |
| Code team members know who is doing chest compressions | 0.21 | |||
| Yes | 16 (48.5%) | 6 (66.7%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
| No | 17 (51.5%) | 3 (33.3%) | 14 (58.3%) | |
| Staff member who is usually assigned to do chest compressions | 0.95 | |||
| No staff member assigned | 16 (48.5%) | 4 (44.4%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
| Critical care nurse | 2 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| Floor nurses | 4 (12.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
| Fellows | 5 (15.2%) | 3 (33.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| Residents | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| Students | 3 (9.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| Other | 2 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| CPR process measure device used | 18 (54.5%) | 8 (88.9%) | 10 (41.7%) | 0.02 |
| Mechanical CPR device used | 2 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (8.3%) | 0.38 |
| No CPR assist devices used | 8 (24.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (33.3%) | 0.05 |
| Monitoring of diastolic pressures | 6 (18.2%) | 2 (22.2%) | 4 (16.7%) | 0.72 |
| An individual besides code team leader monitors CPR quality | 0.29 | |||
| Yes | 10 (30.3%) | 4 (44.4%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
| No | 23 (69.7%) | 5 (55.6%) | 18 (75.0%) | |
| Nurses can defibrillate patients in AED mode | 14 (42.4%) | 7 (77.8%) | 7 (29.2%) | 0.01 |
| Physicians can defibrillate patients in AED mode | 17 (51.5%) | 7 (77.8%) | 10 (41.7%) | 0.07 |
T Abbreviations: CRP, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; AED, automated external defibrillator.