Marked variation in newborn resuscitation practice: a national survey in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although international newborn resuscitation guidance has been in force for some time, there are no UK data on current newborn resuscitation practices.

Objective

Establish delivery room (DR) resuscitation practices in the UK, and identify any differences between neonatal intensive care units (NICU), and other local neonatal services.

Methods

We conducted a structured two-stage survey of DR management, among UK neonatal units during 2009-2010 (n=192). Differences between NICU services (tertiary level) and other local neonatal services (non-tertiary) were analysed using Fisher's exact and Student's t-tests.

Results

There was an 89% response rate (n=171). More tertiary NICUs institute DR CPAP than non-tertiary units (43% vs. 16%, P=0.0001) though there

SUBMITTER: Mann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3350052 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature