Journal article
Oxygenation with T-piece versus self-inflating bag for ventilation of extremely preterm infants at birth: A randomized controlled trial
JA Dawson, GM Schmölzer, COF Kamlin, AB Te Pas, CPF O'Donnell, SM Donath, PG Davis, CJ Morley
Journal of Pediatrics | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2011
Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether infants <29 weeks gestation who receive positive pressure ventilation (PPV) immediately after birth with a T-piece have higher oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurements at 5 minutes than infants ventilated with a self inflating bag (SIB). Study design: Randomized, controlled trial of T-piece or SIB ventilation in which SpO 2 was recorded immediately after birth from the right hand/wrist with a Masimo Radical pulse oximeter, set at 2-second averaging and maximum sensitivity. All resuscitations started with air. Results: Forty-one infants received PPV with a T-piece and 39 infants received PPV with a SIB. At 5 minutes after birth, there was no significant differen..
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Funding Acknowledgements
J.D., C.K., C.O., G.S., and A.t.P. are past recipients of Royal Women's Hospital postgraduate scholarships. A.t.P. is recipient of a Ter Meulen Fund grant for working visits, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands. P. D. is a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship. G. S. is a recipient of a Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. P. D. and C. M. hold an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant (384100). Fisher & Paykel (New Zealand) provided the T-piece circuits for the study. No study sponsor or company that manufactures markets or sells any equipment used in the study had involvement in study design, data collection or interpretation, or the decision to present or publish the results. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.