• An Pediatr (Barc) · May 2016

    Multicenter Study

    [Five years after the Spanish neonatal resuscitation survey. Are we improving?]

    • M Iriondo, M Izquierdo, E Salguero, J Aguayo, M Vento, M Thió, and Grupo de Reanimación Neonatal de la Sociedad Española de Neonatología (GRN-SENeo).
    • Servicio de Neonatología Sant Joan de Déu, BCNatal, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-Hospital Clínic, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: miriondo@hsjdbcn.org.
    • An Pediatr (Barc). 2016 May 1; 84 (5): 260-70.

    IntroductionAn analysis is presented of delivery room (DR) neonatal resuscitation practices in Spanish hospitals.MethodsA questionnaire was sent by e-mail to all hospitals attending deliveries in Spain.ResultsA total of 180 questionnaires were sent, of which 155 were fully completed (86%). Less than half (71, 46%) were level i or ii hospitals, while 84 were level iii hospital (54%). In almost three-quarters (74.2%) of the centres, parents and medical staff were involved in the decision on whether to start resuscitation or withdraw it. A qualified resuscitation team (at least two members) was available in 80% of the participant centres (63.9% level i-ii, and 94.0% level iii, P<.001). Neonatal resuscitation courses were held in 90.3% of the centres. The availability of gas blenders, pulse oximeters, manual ventilators, and plastic wraps was higher in level iii hospitals. Plastic wraps for pre-term hypothermia prevention were used in 63.9% of the centres (40.8% level i-iiand 83.3% level iii, P<.001). Term newborn resuscitation was started on room air in 89.7% of the centres. A manual ventilator (T-piece) was the device used in most cases when ventilation was required (42.3% level i-iiand 78.6% level iii, P<.001). Early CPAP in preterm infants was applied in 91.7% of the tertiary hospitals. In last 5 years some practices have improved, such neonatal resuscitation training, pulse oximeter use, or early CPAP support.ConclusionsThere is an improvement in some practices of neonatal resuscitation. Significant differences have been found as regards the equipment or practices in the DR, when comparing hospitals of different levels of care.Copyright © 2015 Asociación Española de Pediatría. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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