The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has initiated a continuous review of
new, peer-reviewed, published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science. This is the third …

BACKGROUND: Each year approximately 10million babies do not breathe immediately at
birth, of which about 6million require basic neonatal resuscitation. The major burden is in …

These guidelines on paediatric life support are based on two main principles:(1) the
incidence of critical illness, particularly cardiopulmonary arrest, and injury in children is …

Basic life support (BLS) refers to maintaining airway patency and supporting breathing and
the circulation, without the use of equipment other than a protective device. 1 T his section …

Background International consensus statements for resuscitation of newborn infants
recommend provision of 100% oxygen with positive pressure if assisted ventilation is …

Background: The issue of whether 21% O2 is more effective than 100% O2 for resuscitation
of newborn infants remains controversial. Objectives: We have updated the systematic …

Background 100% oxygen is the commonly recommended gas for the resuscitation of
infants at birth. There is growing evidence from both animal and human studies that room air …

Este suplemento del Resuscitation contiene las Recomendaciones del European
Resuscitation Council (ERC) para la Reanimación 2005. Provienen de la Conferencia de …

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) issued guidelines for paediatric life support
(PLS) in 1994, 1998 and 2000. 1—4 The last edition was based on the International …

OBJECTIVE. In this study of preterm neonates of< 32 weeks, we prospectively compared the
use of room air versus 100% oxygen as the initial resuscitation gas. METHODS. A 2-center …