Variation and Temporal Trends in Delivery Room Management of Moderate and Late Preterm Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although delivery room (DR) intervention decreases with increasing gestational age (GA), little is known about DR management of moderate and late preterm (MLP) infants.

Methods

Using the Vermont Oxford Network database of all NICU admissions, we examined the receipt of DR interventions including supplemental oxygen, positive pressure ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure, endotracheal tube ventilation, chest compressions, epinephrine, and surfactant among MLP infants (30 to 36 weeks') without congenital anomalies born from 2011 to 2020. Pneumothorax was examined as a potential resuscitation-associated complication. Intervention frequency was assessed at the infant- and hospital-level, stratified by GA and over time.

Results

Overall, 55.3% of 616 

SUBMITTER: Handley SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9721105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature