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Five‐country manikin study found that neonatologists preferred using the LISA cath rather than the Angiocath for less invasive surfactant administration
Author(s) -
Fabbri Laura,
KlebermassSchrehof Katrin,
Aguar Marta,
Harrison Catherine,
Gulczyńska Ewa,
Santoro Debora,
Di Castri Marco,
Rigo Vincent
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.14214
Subject(s) - medicine , administration (probate law) , pulmonary surfactant , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , physics , political science , law , thermodynamics
Aim Less invasive surfactant administration ( LISA ) has been shown to decrease the risk of death and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates. The LISA cath is the first catheter to be specifically developed for LISA , and we compared the clinical impressions of neonatologists using the LISA cath and the commonly used Angiocath in a simulated setting. Methods This was a multinational, multicentre study, conducted in October 2016, which involved 39 neonatologists who were recruited by employees of the sponsor from large, well‐recognised neonatal intensive care units across Europe. LISA was not the standard of care in these units in Austria, Belgium, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom at the time of the study. After training, participants simulated LISA on a neonatal manikin, once with the LISA cath and once with Angiocath, then answered a 10‐item questionnaire. Results The responses to nine of 10 questions showed that 67‐95% of the respondents preferred the LISA cath to the Angiocath, with most of the remainder indicating no preference. The only exception was the luer connection question, with two‐thirds expressing no preference. The LISA cath was considered potentially safer by 33 of 39 participants, with no votes for the Angiocath. Conclusion Overall, neonatologists preferred using the LISA cath rather than the Angiocath on a neonatal manikin.