Delivery room respiratory management of the term and preterm infant

Tina A Leone; Neil N Finer; Wade Rich

doi:10.1016/j.clp.2012.07.001

Delivery room respiratory management of the term and preterm infant

Clin Perinatol. 2012 Sep;39(3):431-40. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.07.001.

Authors

Tina A Leone¹, Neil N Finer, Wade Rich

Affiliation

¹ University of California San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 402 Dickinson Street, MPF 1-140, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.

PMID: 22954261
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.07.001

Abstract

The immediate newborn transition is a time of great physiologic adjustments and many infants need assistance to make a successful transition to newborn life. Assisted ventilation is the most important intervention performed during this transitional period. Noninvasive ventilation is a necessary skill for all pediatric providers because it is the most frequently required lifesaving measure provided in the delivery room. Providing ventilation in the least injurious manner is also necessary and many aspects of how this can best be done are still unknown. Following the normal physiology of fetal to neonatal transition continues to be a logical, but challenging, approach to initial ventilatory support of the newborn in the delivery room.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Delivery Rooms
Disease Management
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy*
Respiratory Therapy / methods*