Mask Ventilation With Different Face Masks During Neonatal Resuscitation

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Sep 11, 2012

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We will use a Laerdal round mask (Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway) compared to a Fisher \& Paykel (FP) (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare, Auckland, New Zealand) 'round' neonatal resuscitation mask. The two point top hold for Laerdal 'round' mask and the rim hold for the Fisher \& Paykel mask.

A Respiratory Function Monitor will be placed between the face mask and the ventilation device. It uses a small (dead space 1 mL) flow sensor to measure gas flow in and out of a face mask. This signal is automatically integrated to provide inspired and expired tidal volume. The difference equals the leak from t...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Preterm infants \<32 weeks gestation born at The Royal Alexandra Hospital who require resuscitation in the delivery room will be recorded.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Infants will be excluded from final analysis if they have a congenital abnormality or condition that might have an adverse effect on breathing or ventilation, including: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Infants will also be excluded if their parents refuse to give consent to this study.
• • Participants will be included in the first minutes after birth if they require mask ventilation for poor respiratory effort. Data will be collected from the Hospital chart until discharge at around 40 weeks gestation.