Providing very low-birth-weight infants with fast enteral feeding reduced how long they needed a central venous catheter.

Aim: To determine the impact of the protocol change from slow to fast enteral feeding progression on duration of central venous catheter placement, and the rates of late-onset sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis.

Methods: We compared the evolution of all very low-birth-weight infants admitted on their first postnatal day in neonatal intensive care unit during a 12-month period, before (2021 Cohort) and after (2022 Cohort) implementation of a new feeding protocol. Linear regression model was used to adjust for confounding factors.

A Customizable Digital Cognitive Aid for Neonatal Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Adherence to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) algorithm optimizes the initial management of critically ill neonates. In this randomized controlled trial, we assessed the impact of a customizable sequential digital cognitive aid (DCA), adapted from the 2020 ILCOR recommendations, compared with a poster cognitive aid (standard of care [SOC]), on technical and nontechnical performance of junior trainees during a simulated critical neonatal event at birth.

Methods: For this prospective, bicentric video-recorded study, students were recruited on a voluntary basis, and randomized into groups of 3 composed of a pediatric resident and two midwife students.