A tiny baby intubation team improves endotracheal intubation success rate but decreases residents' training opportunities.

Objective: To assess the educational and clinical impact of a tiny baby intubation team (TBIT).

Study Design: Retrospective study comparing endotracheal intubation (ETI) performed: pre-implementation of a TBIT (T1), 6 months post-implementation (T2), and 4 years post-implementation (T3).

Results: Post-implementation (T2), first-attempt success rate in tiny babies increased (44% T1; 59% T2, p = 0.

Cerebral oxygen saturation and peripheral perfusion in the extremely premature infant with intraventricular and/or pulmonary haemorrhage early in life.

Extremely preterm infants are at higher risk of pulmonary (PH) and intraventricular (IVH) haemorrhage during the transitioning physiology due to immature cardiovascular system. Monitoring of haemodynamics can detect early abnormal circulation that may lead to these complications. We described time-frequency relationships between near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) cerebral regional haemoglobin oxygen saturation (CrSO) and preductal peripheral perfusion index (PI), capillary oxygen saturation (SpO) and heart rate (HR) in extremely preterm infants in the first 72 h of life.

Accuracy of Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurement in Premature Infants.

Background. In premature infants, maintaining blood partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) value within a narrow range is important to avoid cerebral lesions. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of a noninvasive transcutaneous method (TcpCO2), compared to blood partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2).