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Delivery room management of the apparently vigorous meconium-stained neonate

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Intubation and tracheal suctioning were standards of care for vigorous infants born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF), based on observational reports. Wiswell et al. investigated the benefit and safety of immediate intubation and tracheal suctioning in a large, international trial. Routine suctioning of the vigorous infant born through MSAF was no better than expectant management in preventing meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) (3.2% versus 2.7%, respectively) or other respiratory disorders (3.8% versus 4.5%). Abnormal fetal-heart rate monitoring, thickness of meconium, and low Apgar scores were independent predictors for the development of MAS. Intubation-related adverse events were rare and transient in both groups.
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10.1093/med/9780197646953.003.0002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
NPEU
Oxford college:
Green Templeton College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-7965-4637

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Host title:
50 Studies Every Neonatologist Should Know
Pages:
9-14
Chapter number:
2
Series:
Fifty Studies Every Doctor Should Know
Place of publication:
Oxford / New York
Publication date:
2024-08-01
Edition:
1
DOI:
EISBN:
9780197646984
ISBN:
9780197646953


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Pubs id:
2092826
Local pid:
pubs:2092826
Deposit date:
2025-02-28

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