Physiological responses to facemask application in newborns immediately after birth

VD Gaertner; CM Rüegger; E O'Currain; COF Kamlin; SB Hooper; PG Davis; L Springer

Journal article

Physiological responses to facemask application in newborns immediately after birth

VD Gaertner, CM Rüegger, E O'Currain, COF Kamlin, SB Hooper, PG Davis, L Springer

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320198

Abstract

Objective Application of a face mask may induce apnoea and bradycardia, possibly via the trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR). We aimed to describe rates of apnoea and bradycardia in term and late-preterm infants following facemask application during neonatal stabilisation and compare the effects of first facemask application with subsequent applications. Design Subgroup analysis of a prospective, randomised trial comparing two face masks. Setting Single-centre study in the delivery room Patients Infants>34 weeks gestational age at birth Methods Resuscitations were video recorded. Airway flow and pressure were measured using a flow sensor. The effect of first and subsequent facemask applications on..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council Program (grant 2017-2021; App 1113902, App ID 1059111 (to PGD) and App ID 1073533 (to COFK)). VDG received an Endeavour Research Fellowship (Australia) (ERF_RDDH_5276_2016). LS received a research fellowship from the German Research Society (DFG-grant LO 2162/1-1) and intramural TUFF Habilitation Program (TUFF (2459-0-0)). CMR received an early Postdoc Mobility fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (P2ZHP3_161749).