Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation In The Delivery Room: Review Of The Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry

Background: The need for neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the delivery room (DR) is rare with less than 1% of newborns requiring chest compressions ± epinephrine. Little is known about patient and resuscitation event factors associated with survival following DR CPR. Aim: To identify factors associated with survival following DR CPR and to describe the use of epinephrine during neonatal CPR in the DR. Methods: Retrospective review of the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. Data on DR CPR was collected from 315 hospitals in the US and …