331 Sustained Inflations; Comparing Three Neonatal Resuscitation Devices

Abstract

Background and aims: Some national resuscitation guidelines advocate using sustained initial inflations (2-3 sec) for babies requiring resuscitation. Inflation times ≥10 sec have been used for preterm infants. Our objective was to evaluate the ability of operators of varying experience to provide a sustained inflation using three different manual ventilation devices.Methods: We compared a self-inflating bag, a flowinflating bag and a pressure limited T-piece device. Fifty clinical staff from five groups gave a sustained inflation with a target peak pressure of 30 cm H2O and target duration of 10 sec to a leak free manikin. We measured peak inflating pressure (PIP) and mean inflating pressure..