Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
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An analysis is presented of delivery room (DR) neonatal resuscitation practices in Spanish hospitals. ⋯ There is an improvement in some practices of neonatal resuscitation. Significant differences have been found as regards the equipment or practices in the DR, when comparing hospitals of different levels of care.
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Comparative Study
[Pulse oximetry versus electrocardiogram for heart rate assessment during resuscitation of the preterm infant].
Heart rate (HR) assessment is essential during neonatal resuscitation, and it is usually done by auscultation or pulse oximetry (PO). The aim of the present study was to determine whether HR assessment with ECG is as fast and reliable as PO during preterm resuscitation. ⋯ Reliable HR is obtained later with the PO than with the ECG during preterm resuscitation. PO underestimates HR in the first minutes of resuscitation.
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The aim of this study is to assess the usefulness of lung ultrasound (LUS) to estimate the endotracheal tube (ETT) depth position during the Intubation-Surfactant-Extubation (INSURE) procedure. ⋯ LUS appears to be a safe and non-invasive technique and is useful in clinical situations were x-ray is not routinely performed, as it is fast and radiation free.