ILCOR pediatric life support recommendations translation to constituent council guidelines: An emphasis on similarities and differences

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 201; p. 110247
• Main Authors: Shepard, Lindsay N., Nadkarni, Vinay M., Ng, Kee-Chong, Scholefield, Barnaby R., Ong, Gene Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01-08-2024
• Subjects: Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Pediatrics; Pediatrics; CoSTR; Cardiac arrest; HSFC; ILCOR; IRCF; RCA; IAHF; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ERC; ANZCOR; RCSA; AHA; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; pediatrics
• ISSN: 0300-9572; 1873-1570; 1873-1570
• DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110247

•We provide mapping of the current International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) published Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations to Pediatric Life Support guidelines of the eight resuscitation councils affiliated with ILCOR.•We highlight key Pediatric Life Support council guidelines similarities and differences, including three that emphasize key knowledge gaps and an opportunity for “natural experiments”•This analysis provides resuscitation scientists and council guideline and training material creators the foundation for evidence-based universal pediatric guidelines.
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) performs rigorous scientific evidence evaluation and publishes Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations. These evidence-based recommendations are incorporated by ILCOR constituent resuscitation councils to inform regional guidelines, and further translated into training approaches and materials and implemented by laypersons and healthcare providers in- and out-of-hospital. There is variation in council guidelines as a result of the weak strength of evidence and interpretation. In this manuscript, we highlight ten important similarities and differences in regional council pediatric resuscitation guidelines, and further emphasize three differences that identify key knowledge gaps and opportunity for “natural experiments.”