Sustained inflations versus UK standard inflations during initial resuscitation of prematurely born infants in the delivery room: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many infants born at less than 34 weeks of gestational age will require resuscitation in the delivery suite. Yet, different resuscitation techniques are specified in different national guidelines, likely reflecting a limited evidence base. One difference is the length of mechanical inflation initially delivered to infants either via a facemask or endotracheal tube. Some guidelines specify short inflations delivered at rates of 40-60/min, others recommend initial inflations lasting 2-3 s or sustained inflations lasting for ≥ 5 s for initial resuscitation. Research has shown that tidal volumes > 2.2 mL/kg (the anatomical dead space) are seldom generated unless the infant's respiratory effort coincides with an inflation (active inflation). When inflations lasting 1-3 s were

SUBMITTER: Hunt KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704510 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature