Optimizing chest compressions during delivery-room resuscitation

Myra H Wyckoff; Robert A Berg

doi:10.1016/j.siny.2008.04.012

Optimizing chest compressions during delivery-room resuscitation

Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Dec;13(6):410-5. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.04.012. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Authors

Myra H Wyckoff¹, Robert A Berg

Affiliation

¹ The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9063, USA. myra.wyckoff@utsouthwestern.edu

PMID: 18514603
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.04.012

Abstract

There is a paucity of data to support the recommendations for cardiac compressions for the newly born. Techniques, compression to ventilation ratios, hand placement, and depth of compression guidelines are generally based on expert consensus, physiologic plausibility, and data from pediatric and adult models.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Asphyxia Neonatorum / therapy*
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Delivery Rooms
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pulmonary Ventilation