Study in PEDIATRICS: Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Delivery Room Intubations in Preterm Infants

SOURCE: Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, Ihab Jubran, Vaishali Mashruwala, Emma Ramon, Valerie N. Simcik, Marjory Marshall, L. Steven Brown, Mambarambath A. Jaleel, Vishal S. Kapadia. Quality improvement project to decrease delivery room intubations in preterm infants. Pediatrics, Jan 2019, e20180201; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0201 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Avoidance of delivery room intubation (DRI) reduces death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia…

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Pediatrics Video Abstract: Delivery Room Management of Meconium-Stained Newborns and Respiratory Support

REFERENCE: Arpitha Chiruvolu, Kimberly K. Miklis, Elena Chen, Barbara Petrey, Sujata Desai. Delivery Room Management of Meconium-Stained Newborns and Respiratory Support. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20181485; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-1485 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recently, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommended against routine endotracheal suctioning of meconium-stained nonvigorous newborns but suggested…

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