title: Free-flow oxygen delivery to newly born infants.
abstract: Resuscitation guidelines recommend administration of free-flow oxygen to newly born infants who breathe but remain cyanosed. Self-inflating resuscitation bags are described as unreliable for this purpose. We measured oxygen concentrations >or=80% delivered through a 240 mL Laerdal self-inflating resuscitation bag and from 5 mm tubing inside a cupped hand.
authors.affiliation: Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia . jennifer.dawson@rwh.org.au
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Colm P F
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Omar F Kamlin
authors.forename: Colin J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Morley
mesh_terms: D003490:Cyanosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008348:Manikins; D008397:Masks; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation