Practice Patterns after the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Out-of-Hospital Trial: A Survey of Pediatric Critical Care Physicians

Abstract

The Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Out-of-Hospital (THAPCA-OH) Trial showed therapeutic hypothermia, versus normothermia, did not significantly improve 1-year survival with good neurobehavioral outcome. Our survey of pediatric critical care physicians, designed to assess the use of targeted temperature management (TTM) after publication of the main THAPCA-OH Trial results, found most respondents were aware of trial results, and over 90% agreed THAPCA-OH was well-designed with important clinical outcomes. While most respondents reported TTM usage consistent with THAPCA-OH results in different patient scenarios, 15% did not select TTM for fever management. Since trials prior to THAPCA-OH established that fever is harmful following brain injury, the continued incomplete adoption of TTM warrants further research on challenges and facilitators to the adoption of clinical trial findings.

Keywords

targeted temperature management - THAPCA-OH - survey

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