Free-flow oxygen delivery to newly born infants.
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.
Dawson
Jennifer A
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Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia . jennifer.dawson@rwh.org.au
Davis
Peter G
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O'Donnell
Colm P F
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Omar F Kamlin
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Morley
Colin J
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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