Abstract The European Resuscitation Council has produced these newborn life support
guidelines, which are based on the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation …

Perinatal asphyxia is defined as an oxygen deprivation that occurs around the time of birth,
and may be caused by several perinatal events. This medical condition affects some four …

Zusammenfassung Die vorliegenden Leitlinien des European Resuscitation Council zur
Versorgung und Reanimation des Neugeborenen nach der Geburt beruhen auf dem …

Approximately 10% of newborn infants require some form of respiratory support to
successfully complete the fetal-to-neonatal transition. Heart rate (HR) determination is …

Birth asphyxia is often associated with a high seizure burden that is predictive of poor
neurodevelopmental outcome. The mechanisms underlying birth asphyxia seizures are …

Background: The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommends upper and lower
limits of preductal saturations (SpO 2) extrapolated from studies in infants resuscitated in …

It took more than 30 years from the first observations that oxygen may be toxic during
resuscitation till international guidelines changed to recommend that term and near term …

Background: The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommends close monitoring of
oxygenation during the resuscitation of newborns using a pulse oximeter. However, there …

Despite major advances in neonatal care, oxygen remains the most commonly used
medication in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Supplemental oxygen can be life …

Background. Immediately after birth, approximately 10% of newborns need interventions to
facilitate lung recruitment and begin spontaneous respiration. A full resuscitation procedure …