Background Initial resuscitation with air is well tolerated by most infants born at term.
However, the optimal fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FiO 2‐proportion of the …

Iatrogenesis is more common in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) because the infants
are vulnerable and exposed to prolonged intensive care. Sixty percent of extremely low-birth …

Oxygen has been used to stabilize newborn infants for more than a century. Over the last
two decades, a paradigm shift towards using less oxygen has occurred but without firm …

Background: All newborns are cyanotic immediately after birth. Gradually within next few
minutes of life this saturation increases and reaches target level in approximately 10 …

Development and Application of these Recommendations. A working group of the Swiss
Society of Neonatology (SSN) first published national recommendations on the care and …

This observational study assessed the feasibility of using pulse oximeter during neonatal
resuscitation in 428 term and preterm (32-36 weeks) neonates. The oxygen saturation …

Abstract The “Golden Hour” model of care originated in adult trauma medicine. Recently, this
concept has been applied to premature neonates and the care they receive immediately …

Introduction: Functional echocardiography is a rapidly expanding field in both research and
clinical settings. Newer techniques facilitate comprehensive and objective assessments of …

Objective Vacuum extractor or ventouse and forceps are sometimes used to assist normal
delivery. The use of vacuum extractor is getting a favor over forceps. But newborn delivered …

Objective: To find out prevalence of iron overload in children with leukemia at the end of
treatment, and to identify factors affecting iron overload. Methods: Children (age-1-14 y) …