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...
- Oxygenation with T-piece versus self-inflating bag for ventilation of extremely preterm infants at birth: a randomized controlled trial
Jennifer A Dawson
Newborn Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Pediatr 158:912-918.e1-2. 2011
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- Oxygen saturation and heart rate during delivery room resuscitation of infants <30 weeks' gestation with air or 100% oxygen
J A Dawson
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 94:F87-91. 2009
..Because of concerns about harmful effects of 100% oxygen on newborn infants, air has started to be used for resuscitation in the delivery room...
- Improved techniques reduce face mask leak during simulated neonatal resuscitation: study 2
Fiona 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...
- Respiratory function monitor guidance of mask ventilation in the delivery room: a feasibility study
Georg M Schmölzer
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia The Ritchie Centre, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Critical Care Stream, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Graz Medical University, Graz, Austria
J Pediatr 160:377-381.e2. 2012
..To investigate whether using a respiratory function monitor (RFM) during mask resuscitation of preterm infants reduces face mask leak and improves tidal volume (V(T))...
- Assessment of tidal volume and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room
Georg M Schmölzer
Neonatal Services, Department of Newborn Research, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 95:F393-7. 2010
..The aim was to compare resuscitators' estimates of tidal volume (V(T)) and face mask leak with measured values during positive pressure ventilation (PPV) of newborn infants in the delivery room...
- Airway obstruction and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room
Georg 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...
- Tidal volume delivery during surfactant administration in the delivery room
Georg 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...
- Respiratory monitoring of neonatal resuscitation
Georg M Schmölzer
Department of Newborn Research, Royal Women s Hospital, Neonatal Services, Victoria 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 95:F295-303. 2010
..Examples demonstrating its potential usefulness during resuscitations are provided. However, further studies are needed to investigate whether it can help improve short-term and long-term outcomes...
- Accuracy of pulse oximetry measurement of heart rate of newborn infants in the delivery room
C 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...
- Clinical assessment of extremely premature infants in the delivery room is a poor predictor of survival
Brett 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...
- Assessing the effectiveness of two round neonatal resuscitation masks: study 1
Fiona 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...
- Heart rate changes during resuscitation of newly born infants <30 weeks gestation: an observational study
Charmaine H Yam
Neonatal Services, Newborn Research, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F102-7. 2011
..The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation recommends starting positive pressure ventilation (PPV) in the delivery room when heart rate (HR) <100 beats per min (bpm) and giving cardiac compressions when HR <60 bpm...
- Assessment of flow waves and colorimetric CO2 detector for endotracheal tube placement during neonatal resuscitation
Georg 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...
- 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
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- Free-flow oxygen delivery to newly born infants
Jennifer A Dawson
Division of Newborn Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 92:F132-4. 2007
..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...
- The effect of a PEEP valve on a Laerdal neonatal self-inflating resuscitation bag
Colin J Morley
Neonatal Research, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 46:51-6. 2010
..The ability of Laerdal neonatal self-inflating bags fitted with PEEP valves to reliably deliver PEEP is unclear. The aim of this study was to measure the delivered PEEP at different set PEEP levels and inflation rates...
- Financial costs for parents with a baby in a neonatal nursery
Brenda M Argus
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 45:514-7. 2009
..To determine the additional financial cost to families of babies admitted to the nurseries of The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia...
- Pulse oximetry for monitoring infants in the delivery room: a review
J A Dawson
Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 92:F4-7. 2007
- Monitoring oxygen saturation and heart rate in the early neonatal period
J A Dawson
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 15:203-7. 2010
..We review the current literature on using pulse oximetry to measure oxygen saturation and heart rate and how to apply current evidence to management in the DR...
- Changes in heart rate in the first minutes after birth
J A Dawson
Neonatal Services, Newborn Research, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 95:F177-81. 2010
..Conclusions The median HR was <100 bpm at 1 min after birth. After 2 min it was uncommon to have a HR <100 bpm. In preterm infants and those born by caesarean section the HR rose more slowly than term vaginal births...
