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Table 4 Adherence to the algorithm

From: Adherence to the neonatal resuscitation algorithm for preterm infants in a tertiary hospital in Spain

Domain

Indicated (%)

Performed (%)

Adherence to the algorithm (%) (PO/TTPx100)

Global

Group N

Group P

p3

Heat loss prevention

100 (50/50)

100 (50/50)

62 (31/50)

66.7 (12/18)

59.4 (19/32)

NS (0.84)2

Head in a “sniffing” position

100 (50/50)

94 (47/50)

94 (47/50)

94.4 (17/18)

93.7 (30/32)

NS (0.71)1

Clearing the airway

96 (48/50)

96 (48/50)

62.5 (30/48)

55.6 (10/18)

66.7 (20/30)

NS (0.59)2

Stimulation

64 (32/50)

30 (15/50)

93.34 (14/15)

80 (4/5)

100 (10/10)

NS (0.33)1

Placing a preductal pulse-oximeter probe

82 (41/50)

90.2 (37/41)

63.4 (26/41)

76.9 (10/13)

57.1 (16/28)

NS (1.49)1

Administration of oxygen

68 (34/50)

68 (34/50)

94.1 (32/34)

100 (10/10)

91.3 (21/23)

NS (0.48)1

CPAP

60

60

100

100

100

Administration of PPV

60 (30/50)

96.7 (29/30)

79.3 (23/29)

60 (6/10)

85 (17/20)

NS (0.14)1

Intubation

32 (16/50)

87.5 (14/16)

0 (0/16)

0 (0/5)

0 (0/11)

CC

4 (2/50)

2 (1/50)

0

0

0

Epinephrine administration

?

4 (2/50)

0

0

0

Surfactant administration

24 (12/50)

20 (10/50)

1004 (10/10)

83.3

(10/12)5

75 (3/4)

87.5 (7/8)

NS (0.58)1

  1. PO Points Obtained, TPP Total Possible Points, Group N Staff Neonatologists, Group P Pediatricians On-call, CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, PPV Positive Pressure Ventilation, CC Chest Compressions. 1Fisher’s exact test, 2Chi-square, 3Indicates significance at the P < 0.05 level, 4when done, 5when indicated. NS: non-significant