Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study

Objectives To determine the incidence and characteristics of resuscitative interventions at different gestational ages and short-term outcomes after resuscitation.Design, setting and patients A prospective observational study in an unselected population at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, from...

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Main Authors: Knut Øymar, Hege Langli Ersdal, Peder Aleksander Bjorland, Siren Irene Rettedal
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000592.full
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author Knut Øymar
Hege Langli Ersdal
Peder Aleksander Bjorland
Siren Irene Rettedal
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Hege Langli Ersdal
Peder Aleksander Bjorland
Siren Irene Rettedal
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description Objectives To determine the incidence and characteristics of resuscitative interventions at different gestational ages and short-term outcomes after resuscitation.Design, setting and patients A prospective observational study in an unselected population at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, from October 2016 until September 2017.Interventions Using a data collection form and video recordings, we registered and analysed resuscitative interventions.Main outcome measures Incidence of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), positive pressure ventilation (PPV), intubation, chest compressions and intravenous fluid or epinephrine boluses. Short-term outcomes of resuscitated newborns.Results All 4693 newborns in the study period were included in the study. Two hundred and ninety-one (6.2%) newborns received interventions in the first minutes of life beyond drying and stimulation. PPV was provided in 170 (3.6%) while CPAP (without PPV) was provided in 121 (2.6%) newborns. Duration of PPV was median (IQR) 106 s (54–221). Intubations were performed in 19 (0.4%) newborns, with a mean (SD) intubation time of 47 (21) s. Ten (0.2%) newborns received chest compressions and epinephrine was administrated in three (0.1%) newborns. Sixty-three per cent of the treated newborns from 34 weeks’ gestational age were returned to parental care without further follow-up.Conclusions The need for resuscitative interventions after birth was frequent in this unselected population in a high-resource setting, but full cardiopulmonary resuscitation was rare. Short-term outcomes were good, suggesting that most newborns treated with resuscitative interventions were not severely affected.
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spelling doaj-art-60d76021dd6d4620ba8b78743009a1612025-08-20T02:07:12ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Paediatrics Open2399-97722019-09-013110.1136/bmjpo-2019-000592Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based studyKnut Øymar0Hege Langli Ersdal1Peder Aleksander Bjorland2Siren Irene Rettedal3Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Simulation-based Learning, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Pediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway1 Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayObjectives To determine the incidence and characteristics of resuscitative interventions at different gestational ages and short-term outcomes after resuscitation.Design, setting and patients A prospective observational study in an unselected population at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, from October 2016 until September 2017.Interventions Using a data collection form and video recordings, we registered and analysed resuscitative interventions.Main outcome measures Incidence of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), positive pressure ventilation (PPV), intubation, chest compressions and intravenous fluid or epinephrine boluses. Short-term outcomes of resuscitated newborns.Results All 4693 newborns in the study period were included in the study. Two hundred and ninety-one (6.2%) newborns received interventions in the first minutes of life beyond drying and stimulation. PPV was provided in 170 (3.6%) while CPAP (without PPV) was provided in 121 (2.6%) newborns. Duration of PPV was median (IQR) 106 s (54–221). Intubations were performed in 19 (0.4%) newborns, with a mean (SD) intubation time of 47 (21) s. Ten (0.2%) newborns received chest compressions and epinephrine was administrated in three (0.1%) newborns. Sixty-three per cent of the treated newborns from 34 weeks’ gestational age were returned to parental care without further follow-up.Conclusions The need for resuscitative interventions after birth was frequent in this unselected population in a high-resource setting, but full cardiopulmonary resuscitation was rare. Short-term outcomes were good, suggesting that most newborns treated with resuscitative interventions were not severely affected.https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000592.full
spellingShingle Knut Øymar
Hege Langli Ersdal
Peder Aleksander Bjorland
Siren Irene Rettedal
Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
BMJ Paediatrics Open
title Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
title_full Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
title_fullStr Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
title_full_unstemmed Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
title_short Incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short-term outcomes: a regional population-based study
title_sort incidence of newborn resuscitative interventions at birth and short term outcomes a regional population based study
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