Luke Jardine, Karina Bates, Amanda Bates, Renee Muirhead, Elise Bischoff, Angela Sly, Tenille Cross, Jade Barrett, Tracey Newman, Pita Birch, Paul Woodgate, Richard Mausling, Tamsin Roberts, Kelly Dixon, Fiona Hutchinson, Friederike Beker, Callum Gately, Joy Domingo-Bates
AIM: The delivery room intubation rate for babies born less than 32 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) at the Mater Mothers' Hospital in 2017 was 51%. Delivery room intubation of preterm infants may be associated with an increased risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This quality improvement project aimed to decrease the rate of delivery room intubation for infants born less than 32 weeks PMA. METHODS: A quality improvement process using the evidence-based practice for improving quality framework and Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles was undertaken from October 2018 to December 2019...
January 2022: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health