title: Delivery room management of ELBW infants in Italy.
abstract: In this article we evaluated the consistency of practice and the adherence to the International Guidelines in early delivery room management of ELBW infants in Italy. A polyethylene bag/wrap was used by 54 centres (55.1%). In Northern regions, one centre (2.5%) reported to use oxygen concentrations &gt;40% to initiate positive pressure ventilation in ELBW infants. These proportions were higher in the Central (14.3%) and Southern (16.2%) areas. A T-piece device for positive pressure ventilation was widely used (77/97, 79.4%). A median of 13% (IQR: 5%-30%) of ELBW infants received chest compressions at birth in Italy. Forty-seven out of 98 (47.9%) centres declared to administer prophylactic surfactant in delivery room. Although there were geographic differences in the country, our results showed a good general adherence to the International Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: Children and Women's Health Department, Medical School University of Padua Azienda, Padua, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rech Morassutti
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Satariano
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doglioni
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Criscoli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavallin
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gizzi
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martano
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciralli
authors.forename: Flaminia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torielli
authors.forename: Paolo E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Fabio
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quartulli
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trevisanuto
authors.forename: On Behalf Of Neonatal Resuscitation
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Study Group Italian Society Of Neonatology
mesh_terms: D003696:Delivery Rooms; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007558:Italy