Pediatr Emerg Med J.  2022 Dec;9(2):76-81. 10.22470/pemj.2022.00556.

Survey on current preparedness of neonatal resuscitation in delivery rooms in Korea

• Lee JH
• Yum SK
• Chung SH
• Jung E
• Kim EAR
• Neonatal Resuscitation Committee, Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

• KMID: 2538067
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2022.00556

Abstract

Purpose
We aimed to survey current status of preparedness for neonatal resuscitation in delivery rooms in Korea.
Methods
We analyzed data regarding preparedness for the resuscitation in terms of personnel, equipment, and education using a questionnaire, which was developed by the Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. From August 2020 through January 2021, the questionnaires were sent to hospitals affiliated with the Korean Association of Maternity Hospitals or the Korean Neonatal Network (KNN) operated by the Korean Society of Neonatology. As per the affiliated society, the hospitals were grouped as the maternity hospitals or the KNN hospitals. The questionnaires were delivered in 3 steps: mailout, electronic mail, and phone calls.
Results
Response rate was 21.3% (115 of 541) and 65.3% (49 of 75) in the maternity and KNN hospitals, respectively. The maternity hospitals showed a higher mean number of delivery and fewer pediatricians. In the KNN hospitals, pediatricians played a leading role during the resuscitation, but in the maternity hospitals, their role as a leader was less conspicuous. The KNN hospitals were better equipped with masks of variable sizes, oxygen blender, T-piece resuscitator, and electrocardiographic monitor (all Ps < 0.001). In the maternity hospitals, the preparedness of oxygen blender or T-piece resuscitator was positively associated with the number of pediatricians (P = 0.005). Although bag-mask ventilation was mostly feasible in both groups, endotracheal intubation was less feasible in the maternity hospitals (P = 0.007). The annual participation in resuscitation training for providers was higher in the KNN hospitals (P < 0.001). In the maternity hospitals, the annual participation was positively associated with the numbers of deliveries, obstetricians, and pediatricians.
Conclusion
This preliminary survey indicates the need for further improvement in preparing in personnel, equipment, and education, particularly in maternity hospitals.

Keyword

Delivery Rooms; Education; Equipment and Supplies; Infant, Newborn; Resuscitation; Surveys and Questionnaires

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  Fig. 1. Regional distribution of the respondents of the survey. Open bars indicate the maternity hospitals, and shaded bars the Korean Neonatal Network hospitals.

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