A randomised trial of placing preterm infants on their back or left side after birth.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
; 101(5): F397-400, 2016 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Basic life support guidelines recommend placing spontaneously breathing children and adults on their side. Though the majority of preterm newborns breathe spontaneously, they are routinely placed on their back after birth. We hypothesised that they would breathe more effectively when placed on their side.OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether preterm newborns placed on their left side at birth, compared with those placed on their back, have higher preductal oxygen saturation (SpO2) at 5â min of life. DESIGN/METHODS:
We randomised infants <32â weeks to be placed on their back or on their left side immediately after birth. Respiratory support was given with a T-piece and face mask with initial fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 0.3. The FiO2 was increased if SpO2 was <70% at 5â min.RESULTS:
We enrolled 87 infants, 41 randomised to back and 46 to left side. The groups were well matched for demographic variables. Fourteen (6 back and 8 left side) infants did not receive respiratory support in the first 5â min. The mean (SD) SpO2 was not different between the groups (back 72 (23) % versus left side 71 (24) %, p=0.956). We observed no adverse effects of placing infants on their side and found no differences in secondary outcomes between the groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Preterm infants on their left side did not have higher SpO2 at 5â min of life. Placing preterm infants on their side at birth is feasible and appears to be a reasonable alternative to placing them on their back. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN74486341.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Oxigênio
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Oxigenoterapia
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Postura
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Cuidado do Lactente
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article