Controversies

Are All Inpatient Cardiac Arrests Avoidable? (Pediatrics)

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

• HW

  Heather Wolfe, MD,

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

With improved recognition of clinical deterioration and validated predictions tools, in-hospital cardiac arrest may be the “never” event of the future. If arrest does occur, high-quality CPR improves patient survival and outcomes. Rare events such as these require a highly skilled team prepared to provide excellent resuscitation. This pro/con session considers these concepts.

Presentations:

• Should Unanticipated Cardiac Arrest Be a Thing of the Past?
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Heather A. Wolfe, MD, – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Quality Improvement Processes Will Prevent All In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Maya Dewan, MD, MPH – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Rare Events Need Highly Skilled Teams to Resuscitate
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Kiran Hebbar, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Egleston Children'S Hospital