Pediatria pre prax 2/2013
New guidelines in the newborn resuscitation
The following article offers an overall summary of neonatal resuscitation guidelines focusing on the changes made between the years 2005–2010. These recommendations are to be used for the resuscitation of newly born infants undergoing transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life, but they can also be applied for the resuscitation of neonates during their first weeks of life. The primary changes regard the use of oxygen during resuscitation of term infants, introduction of controlled hypothermia and the stabilization of preterm infants in the delivery room.
Keywords: resuscitation, ventilation, oxygen, temperature.
