Paediatrics and international child health
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Paediatr Int Child Health · Nov 2018
Observational StudyYield of meconium in non-vigorous neonates undergoing endotracheal suctioning and profile of all neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid: a prospective observational study.
Delivery room management of infants born via meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is quite controversial. No study has tried to quantify the amount of meconium that can be aspirated from the trachea of a non-vigorous neonate born through MSAF. ⋯ ET: endotracheal; ILCOR: International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; HIE: hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; LMIC: low- and middle-income countries; MAS: meconium aspiration syndrome; MSAF: meconium-stained amniotic fluid; NRP: neonatal resuscitation programme; PPHN: persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; RCT: randomised controlled trial.