A Randomized Controlled Trial of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Detection of Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 182; pp. 74 - 78.e2
• Main Authors: Hawkes, Gavin A., PhD, Finn, Daragh, MD, Kenosi, Mmoloki, MD, Livingstone, Vicki, PhD, O'Toole, John M., PhD, Boylan, Geraldine B., PhD, O'Halloran, Ken D., PhD, Ryan, Anthony C., MD, Dempsey, Eugene M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Capnography - methods; carbon dioxide; Carbon Dioxide - analysis; delivery room; Delivery Rooms; facemask ventilation; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Ireland; Male; Masks; Pediatrics; Prospective Studies; Respiration, Artificial - methods; stabilization; Positive pressure ventilation; carbon dioxide; CO 2; stabilization; NICU; Face mask ventilation; Intraventricular hemorrhage; facemask ventilation; EtCO 2; FMV; End-tidal CO 2; Neonatal intensive care unit; BPD; PPV; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; IVH; delivery room; EtCO2; CO2

Objective To compare the ability of qualitative versus quantitative methods of end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2 ) detection to maintain normocarbia during face mask ventilation (FMV) of preterm infants (<32 weeks) in the delivery room. Study design Preterm infants <32 weeks were randomly assign...