Research Article, Analg Resusc Curr Res S Vol: 2 Issue: 0
Provider Adherence to Neonatal Resuscitation Program Recommendations for Coordinated Neonatal Chest Compressions and Ventilations
| Elizabeth Foglia1*, Jay Patel1, Dana Niles2, Per Helge Aasland3, Vinay Nadkarni4 and Anne Ades1 | |
| 1Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA | |
| 2Center for Simulation, Advanced Education, and Innovation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA | |
| 3Laerdal Medical AS, Tanke Svilands gate 30, N-4002, Stavanger, Norway | |
| 4Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics; Center for Resuscitation Science, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Elizabeth Foglia The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, 2nd Floor Main, Division of Neonatology, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Tel: 01-267-441-7144; Fax: 01-215-590-3051 E-mail: foglia@email.chop.edu |
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| Received: June 08, 2013 Accepted: July 22, 2013 Published: July 25, 2013 | |
| Citation: Foglia E, Patel J, Niles D, Aasland PH, Nadkarni V, et al. (2013) Provider Adherence to Neonatal Resuscitation Program Recommendations for Coordinated Neonatal Chest Compressions and Ventilations. Analg Resusc: Curr Res S1. doi:10.4172/2324-903X.S1-010 |
Abstract
Provider Adherence to Neonatal Resuscitation Program Recommendations for Coordinated Neonatal Chest Compressions and Ventilations
Neonatal chest compressions are essential for maintaining adequate cerebral and coronary perfusion during profound cardiac depression after birth. However, chest compressions and extensive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are performed in only 0.08-0.12% of term infants after birth, so limited data exist regarding the quality of chest compressions and ventilations performed by neonatal providers. Chest compression performance in adult and pediatric populations often deviates from international resuscitation guidelines, raising the concern that the coordinated chest compressions performed in neonates also may not adhere to neonatal resuscitation guidelines.
