dc.contributor.author | Data, Santorino | |
dc.contributor.author | Nelson, Brett D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cedrone, Kevin | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwebesa, Winifride | |
dc.contributor.author | Engol, Santa | |
dc.contributor.author | Nsiimenta, Naome | |
dc.contributor.author | Olson, Kristian R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-06T09:49:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-06T09:49:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Data, S., Nelson, B. D., Cedrone, K., Mwebesa, W., Engol, S., Nsiimenta, N., & Olson, K. R. (2023). Real-Time Digital Feedback Device and Simulated Newborn Ventilation Quality. Pediatrics, e2022060599. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3250 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: Effective bag-valve-mask ventilation is critical for reducing perinatal asphyxia-related abstract neonatal deaths; however, providers often fail to achieve and maintain effective ventilation. The Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) attaches to bag-valve-masks and provides visual feedback on air leaks, blocked airways, harsh breaths, and improper ventilatory rates. We evaluated the effect of this real-time-digital feedback on ventilation quality and the effective determination of airway integrity in a randomized controlled study in Uganda and the United States.
Methods: Birth attendants trained in newborn resuscitation were randomized to receive either real-time AIR device feedback (intervention) or no feedback (control) during ventilation exercises. Intervention-arm participants received a 2-minute orientation on interpreting AIR feedback using a single-page iconography chart. All participants were randomly assigned to 3 blinded ventilation scenarios on identical-appearing manikins with airways that were either normal, significantly leaking air, or obstructed.
Results: We enrolled 270 birth attendants: 77.8% from Uganda and 22.2% from the United States. Birth attendants receiving AIR feedback achieved effective ventilation 2.0 times faster: intervention mean 13.8s (95% confidence interval 10.6–17.1) versus 27.9s (21.6–34.3) for controls (P < .001). The duration of effective ventilation was 1.5 times longer: intervention mean 72.1s (66.7–77.5) versus 47.9s (41.6–54.2) for controls (P < .001). AIR feedback was associated with significantly more accurate and faster airway condition assessment (intervention mean 43.7s [40.5–47.0] versus 55.6s [51.6–59.6]).
Conclusions: Providers receiving real-time-digital AIR device feedback achieved effective ventilation significantly faster, maintained it longer, and determined airway condition faster and
more accurately than providers in the control group. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Grand Challenges Canada through the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenges for development | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pediatrics | en_US |
dc.subject | Real-Time Digital Feedback Device | en_US |
dc.subject | Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR) | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Real-Time Digital Feedback Device and Simulated Newborn Ventilation Quality | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |