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Colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide detectors in the delivery room: strengths and limitations. A case reportC Omar F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 147:547-8. 2005..A case is presented in which an ETCO2 detector was misleading in determining endotracheal tube (ETT) position but useful in determining the efficacy of ventilation in an extremely preterm infant...
Accuracy of pulse oximetry measurement of heart rate of newborn infants in the delivery roomC Omar F Kamlin
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 152:756-60. 2008..To determine the accuracy of heart rate obtained by pulse oximetry (HR(PO)) relative to HR obtained by 3-lead electrocardiography (HR(ECG)) in newborn infants in the delivery room...
A trial of spontaneous breathing to determine the readiness for extubation in very low birth weight infants: a prospective evaluationC O F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 93:F305-6. 2008..Compared with historical controls, infants were extubated at significantly higher ventilator rates and airway pressures using the SBT. No differences in rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia or duration of ventilation were seen...
Accuracy of clinical assessment of infant heart rate in the delivery roomC Omar F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Resuscitation 71:319-21. 2006..The mean difference between HR assessed by auscultation and palpation ECG and HR using methodology recommended by the Neonatal Resuscitation Programme was 14 and 22 beats per minute respectively...
Oxygen saturation in healthy infants immediately after birthC Omar F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 148:585-9. 2006..We aimed to determine the range of pre-ductal SpO2 in the first minutes of life in healthy newborn infants...
Predicting successful extubation of very low birthweight infantsC O F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 91:F180-3. 2006..To determine the accuracy of three tests used to predict successful extubation of preterm infants...
Improved techniques reduce face mask leak during simulated neonatal resuscitation: study 2Fiona E Wood
Division of Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 93:F230-4. 2008..Techniques of positioning and holding neonatal face masks vary. Studies have shown that leak at the face mask is common and often substantial irrespective of operator experience...
Oxygenation with T-piece versus self-inflating bag for ventilation of extremely preterm infants at birth: a randomized controlled trialJennifer A Dawson
Newborn Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 158:912-918.e1-2. 2011....
Airway obstruction and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery roomGeorg M Schmölzer
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F254-7. 2011..The authors examined recordings of PPV given to preterm infants in the delivery room for prevalence of mask leak and airway obstruction...
Crying and breathing by extremely preterm infants immediately after birthColm P F O'Donnell
Neonatal Research, The Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
J Pediatr 156:846-7. 2010..We reviewed videos of 61 extremely preterm infants taken immediately after birth. The majority cried (69%) and breathed (80%) without intervention. Most preterm infants are not apneic at birth...
Ventilation and spontaneous breathing at birth of infants with congenital diaphragmatic herniaArjan B Te Pas
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
J Pediatr 154:369-73. 2009..To describe the interaction of spontaneous breaths, manual ventilation, and tidal volumes (V(T)) during stabilization of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in the delivery room...
Tidal volume delivery during surfactant administration in the delivery roomGeorg M Schmölzer
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Intensive Care Med 37:1833-9. 2011..The aim of this study was to analyse respiratory function immediately before and after surfactant administration in the delivery room...
Assessment of flow waves and colorimetric CO2 detector for endotracheal tube placement during neonatal resuscitationGeorg M Schmölzer
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Resuscitation 82:307-12. 2011..A flow sensor measures gas flow in and out of an ETT. We reviewed video recordings of neonatal resuscitations to compare a colorimetric CO(2) detector (Pedi-Cap®) with flow sensor recordings for assessing ETT placement...
Defining the reference range for oxygen saturation for infants after birthJennifer A Dawson
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatrics 125:e1340-7. 2010..The goal was to define reference ranges for pulse oxygen saturation (Spo(2)) values in the first 10 minutes after birth for infants who received no medical intervention in the delivery room...
Breathing patterns in preterm and term infants immediately after birthArjan B Te Pas
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Pediatr Res 65:352-6. 2009..93 [0.64] vs. 1.14 [0.86] s). Directly after birth, both preterm and term infants frequently brake their expiration, mostly by crying. Preterm infants use significantly more expiratory breath holds to defend their lung volume...
Clinical assessment of extremely premature infants in the delivery room is a poor predictor of survivalBrett J Manley
MBBS, Royal Women s Hospital, Department of Newborn Services, 20 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Pediatrics 125:e559-64. 2010..Previous studies have reported poor correlation between early clinical signs and prognosis...
Endotracheal intubation attempts during neonatal resuscitation: success rates, duration, and adverse effectsColm P F O'Donnell
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pediatrics 117:e16-21. 2006....
Accuracy of pulse oximetry in assessing heart rate of infants in the neonatal intensive care unitJasbir K S B Singh
Division of Paediatrics, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:273-5. 2008..To determine the accuracy of pulse oximetry measurement of heart rate in the neonatal intensive care unit...
Feasibility of and delay in obtaining pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitationColm P F O'Donnell
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 147:698-9. 2005..Data are available in most infants within 90 seconds of birth. Oximetry may be useful in guiding interventions during resuscitation...
Spontaneous breathing patterns of very preterm infants treated with continuous positive airway pressure at birthArjan B Te Pas
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Pediatr Res 64:281-5. 2008..Immediately after birth, most very preterm infants, treated with continuous positive airway pressure, frequently prolong their expiration by braking the expiratory flow. ABBREVIATION::..
Providing PEEP during neonatal resuscitation: which device is best?Jennifer A Dawson
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 47:698-703. 2011....
Interobserver variability of the 5-minute Apgar scoreColm P F O'Donnell
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 149:486-9. 2006....
Assessing the effectiveness of two round neonatal resuscitation masks: study 1Fiona E Wood
Division of Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 93:F235-7. 2008..Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) via a face mask is an important skill taught using manikins. There have been few attempts to assess the effectiveness of different face mask designs...
Ethical and legal aspects of video recording neonatal resuscitationC Omar F Kamlin
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 93:F82-4. 2008
Clinical assessment of infant colour at deliveryColm P F O'Donnell
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 92:F465-7. 2007..Use of video recordings of newborn infants to determine: (1) if clinicians agreed whether infants were pink; and (2) the pulse oximeter oxygen saturation (Spo(2)) at which infants first looked pink...
