Newborn Resuscitation in Settings Without Access to Supplemental Oxygen

• Autores: Vivek Shukla, Waldemar A. Carlo, Máximo Vento
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 46, Nº. 3, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Oxygen Therapy), págs. 475-491
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Low- and middle-income countries and resource-limited regions are major contributors to perinatal and infant mortality. Oxygen is widely used for resuscitation in high- and middle-income settings. However, oxygen supplementation is not available in resource-limited regions. Oxygen supplementation for resuscitation at birth has adverse effects in human/animal model studies. There has been a change with resultant recommendations for restrictive oxygen use in neonatal resuscitation. Neonatal resuscitation without supplemental oxygen decreases mortality and morbidities. Oxygen in resource-limited settings for neonatal resuscitation is ideal as a backup for selected resuscitations but should not be a limiting factor for implementing basic life-saving efforts.