Neonatal resuscitation: A cross-sectional study measuring the readiness of healthcare personnel

Martono Tri Utomo; Mahendra Tri Arif Sampurna; Rufina Adelia Widyatama; Visuddho Visuddho; Ivan Angelo Albright; Risa Etika; Dina Angelika; Kartika Darma Handayani; Abyan Irzaldy

doi:10.12688/f1000research.109110.2

Neonatal resuscitation: A cross-sectional study measuring the readiness of healthcare personnel

F1000Res. 2023 May 22:11:520. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.109110.2. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Martono Tri Utomo¹, Mahendra Tri Arif Sampurna^{1

2}, Rufina Adelia Widyatama³, Visuddho Visuddho³, Ivan Angelo Albright³, Risa Etika¹, Dina Angelika¹, Kartika Darma Handayani¹, Abyan Irzaldy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, 60132, Indonesia.
² Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Airlangga Teaching Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, 60115, Indonesia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, 60132, Indonesia.
⁴ Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, South Holland, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Indonesia.

Abstract

Background: Optimal neonatal resuscitation requires knowledge and experience on the part of healthcare personnel. This study aims to assess the readiness of hospital healthcare personnel to perform neonatal resuscitation. Methods: This was an observational study conducted in May 2021 by distributing questionnaires to nurses, midwives, doctors, and residents to determine the level of knowledge and experience of performing neonatal resuscitation. Questionnaires were adapted from prior validated questionnaires by Jukkala AM and Henly SJ. We conducted the research in four types of hospitals A, B, C, and D, which are defined by the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Type A hospitals have the most complete medical services, while type D hospitals have the least medical services. The comparative analysis between participants' characteristics and the knowledge or experience score was conducted. Results: A total of 123 and 70 participants were included in the knowledge and experience questionnaire analysis, respectively. There was a significant difference (p = 0.013) in knowledge of healthcare personnel between the type A hospital (median 15.00; Interquartile Range [IQR] 15.00-16.00) and type C hospital (median 14.50; IQR 12.25-15.75). In terms of experience, the healthcare personnel of type A (median 85.00; IQR 70.00-101.00) and type B (median 92.00; IQR 81.00-98.00) hospitals had significantly (p =0,026) higher experience scores than the type D (median 42.00; IQR 29.00-75.00) hospital, but we did not find a significant difference between other type of hospitals. Conclusions: In this study, we found that the healthcare personnel from type A and type B hospitals are more experienced than those from type D hospitals in performing neonatal resuscitation. We suggest that a type D hospital should refer the neonate to a type A or type B hospital if there is sufficient time in cases of risk at need for resuscitation.

Keywords: Healthcare Personnel; Hospital; Neonate; Readiness; Resuscitation.

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Personnel, Hospital
Physicians*
Resuscitation*

Associated data

figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.18865418

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Directorate of Research, Technology, and Community Service and the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology; Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia via SIMLITABMAS (Sistem Informasi Manajemen Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat) program.