In extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who require positive pressure at birth does the use of a respiratory Function Monitor reduce face mask leak and improve the target tidal volume in the first ten minutes of life?
Completed
- Conditions
- Does the use of a respiratory Function Monitor during positive pressure ventilation reduce face mask leak and improve the target tidal volume in the first ten minutes of life?Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000357358
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Colin J Morley
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Infants born in the Royal Women's Hospital who need positive pressure ventilation for resuscitation in the delivery room
Exclusion Criteria
Infants will be excluded from final analysis if they have a congenital abnormality or condition that might have an adverse effect on breathing or ventilation, including: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Infants will also be excluded if their parents refuse to give consent to this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of Face mask leak during positive pressure ventilation<br>The leak is calculated in percentage of inspired tidal volume: leak in percentage= [(inspired tidal volume - expired tidal volume)/inspired tidal volume] * 100.<br>A t-test for statistical analysis will be performed[when ventilation is no longer required]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method