Neonatal resuscitation of extremely low birthweight infants: a survey of practice in Italy

D Trevisanuto; N Doglioni; P Ferrarese; R Bortolus; V Zanardo; Neonatal Resuscitation Study Group, Italian Society of Neonatology

doi:10.1136/adc.2005.079772

Neonatal resuscitation of extremely low birthweight infants: a survey of practice in Italy

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006 Mar;91(2):F123-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.079772.

Authors

D Trevisanuto¹, N Doglioni, P Ferrarese, R Bortolus, V Zanardo; Neonatal Resuscitation Study Group, Italian Society of Neonatology

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 3, 35128 Padova, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it

Abstract

Delivery room management of extremely low birthweight infants (ELBWIs) has been little studied. A questionnaire was sent to the heads of the 86 Italian neonatal intensive care units provided with on site delivery. The practice of and approach to the resuscitation of ELBWIs were very different among the centres surveyed, reflecting a paucity of evidence and consequent uncertainty among clinicians.

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Drug Therapy / methods
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Intensive Care, Neonatal / methods*
Intensive Care, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
Italy
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods
Professional Practice / statistics & numerical data*
Temperature