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Oxygen delivery using neonatal self‐inflating bags without reservoirs
Author(s) -
Sugiura Takahiro,
Urushibata Rei,
Komatsu Kenji,
Shioda Tsutomu,
Ota Tatsuki,
Sato Megumi,
Okubo Yumiko,
Fukuoka Tetsuya,
Hosono Shigeharu,
Tamura Masanori
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.13184
Subject(s) - medicine , oxygen , resuscitation , anesthesia , neonatal resuscitation , oxygen delivery , pulmonary compliance , ventilation (architecture) , lung , chemistry , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Background Guidelines recommend avoiding excessive oxygen during neonatal resuscitation. Recent studies have suggested that oxygen titration can be achieved using a self‐inflating bag, but data on the effectiveness of resuscitators used in neonatal ventilation are scarce, The aim of this study was therefore to determine the amount of oxygen delivered using several brands of neonatal self‐inflating resuscitation bags without reservoirs under different conditions with regard to oxygen flow rate, ventilation rate ( VR ), peak inspiratory pressure ( PIP ) range, and test lung compliance. Methods Oxygen concentration was measured under a variety of conditions. Combinations of oxygen flow rate (10, 5.0, 3.0 and 1.0 L/min), VR (40, 60 inflations/min), PIP range (20–25 cmH 2 O, 35–40 cmH 2 O), and test lung compliance (0.6, 1.0, 3.0, and 5.0 mL/cmH 2 O) were examined using six kinds of self‐inflating bag. Results Delivered oxygen concentration varied widely (30.1–96.7%) and had a significant positive correlation with gas flow rate in all of the bags. Delivered oxygen concentration was also negatively correlated with PIP in all of the bags and with VR in some of them. Test lung compliance did not affect delivered oxygen concentration. Conclusion The use of neonatal resuscitation self‐inflating bags without reservoirs resulted in different delivered oxygen concentrations depending on gas flow rate, VR , PIP , and manufacturer, but not on lung compliance. This suggests that targeted oxygen concentrations could be delivered, even in lungs with decreased compliance, during resuscitation.