Newborn Resuscitation

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Newborn Resuscitation

• Some conclusions
• preparation and teaching in the bottom of
  successful resuscitation
• ventilation is the primary goal
• oxygenation can in most cases be obtained by room
  air - more studies are needed
• drugs are rarely needed
• ethics should carefully be considered
• each step should be assessed scientifically -
  more research

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Post resuscitation care

• infants (especially preterm) who required
  resuscitation are at increased risk for all of
  the general postresuscitation complicastions,
  especially
• Heat loss
• Develop RDS due to immature lungs
• Intracranial hemorrhage due to a fragile germinal
  matrix
• Hypoglycemia
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Oxygen injury

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Resuscitation of the Newborn InfantThe Ten Steps

• Stabilisation
• Evaluation
• Ventilation
• Oxygen Supplementation
• Chest Compression
• Medication
• Response Assessment
• Withdrawal
• Post-Resuscitation Care
• Documentation

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Documentation

• Written documentation of
• Personal involved
• All procedures including drugs
• Timing