A respiratory function monitor improves mask ventilation
- 1Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- 2Departments of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 3Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Professor C J Morley, Division of Neonatal Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia; colin.morley{at}rwh.org.au
- Accepted 22 December 2007
- Published Online First 11 January 2008
Abstract
This study investigated whether the use of a respiratory monitor during simulated neonatal resuscitation reduced leak at the face mask. It showed the leak was more than halved, being reduced from 27% to 11% when 25 participants used the monitor to identify and correct the mask leak.
Footnotes
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Funding: Supported in part by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship PGD and The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant number 384100.
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Competing interests: None.
