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Oronasopharyngeal suction versus no suction in normal, term and vaginally born infants: A prospective randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
GUNGOR Sadettin,
TEKSOZ Ertan,
CEYHAN Temel,
KURT Ercan,
GOKTOLGA Umit,
BASER İskender
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00452.x
Subject(s) - suction , medicine , term (time) , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology
This prospective randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of oronasopharyngeal suction with those of no suction in normal, term and vaginally born infants and was performed at a Turkish tertiary hospital from June 2003 to January 2004. A total of 140 newborns were enrolled in the trial ( n = 70 per group). The no suction group showed lower mean heart rates through the 3rd and 6th minutes and higher SaO 2 values through the first 6 mins of life ( P < 0.001). The maximum time to reach SaO2 of ≥ 92% (6 vs. 11 min) and ≥ 86% (5 vs. 8 min) were shorter in the no suction group ( P < 0.001).