The Role of Sustained Inflation on Short Term Respiratory Outcomes in Term Infants

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital200 enrolled

Overview

Sustained inflation (SI) has been reported to be effective for reducing the need for intubation and/or invasive ventilation in preterm infants. However, it has also an important role to support the initial breaths and liquid removal from the airways. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that SI performed just after birth may help to facilitate the transitional period and decrease the incidence of early respiratory morbidities such as transient tachypnea in term infants.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn Respiratory Morbidity

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 2 MinutesHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * term newborns * parental informed consent * inborn infants Exclusion Criteria: * major congenital/chromosomal abnormalities * lack of informed consent * outborn infants * Premature infants

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Respiratory Morbidity

RDS, TTN, requirement for supplemental oxygen, intubation or mechanical ventilation support

Time frame: 2 hours