Immediate management of the asphyxiated infant: facilitating the cardiorespiratory transition from fetus to newborn.
The authors discuss the possible ways of managing the asphyxiated infant by considering the respiratory circumstances of the fetus and newborn. However, they conclude that further multicenter clinical trials are required to evaluate the efficacy of the various methods of management of delayed transition in cardiorespiratory function after birth.
D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001775:Blood Circulation; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012119:Respiration; D012151:Resuscitation; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010100:Oxygen