Neonatal resuscitation of extremely low birthweight infants: a survey of practice in Italy.
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.
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 3, 35128 Padova, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it
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D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D007558:Italy; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013696:Temperature