Thresholds for Resuscitation of Extremely Preterm Infants in the UK, Sweden, and Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is widely acceptable to involve parents in decision-making about the resuscitation of extremely preterm infants (EPIs) in the gray zone. However, there are different views about where the boundaries of the gray zone should lie. Our aim in this study was to compare the resuscitation thresholds for EPIs between neonatologists in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

Methods

We distributed an online survey to consultant neonatologists and neonatal registrars and fellows that included clinical scenarios in which parents requested resuscitation or nonresuscitation. Respondents were asked about the lowest gestational age and/or the worst prognosis at which they would provide resuscitation and the highest gestational age and/or the best prognosis at which t

SUBMITTER: Wilkinson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379058 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature