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Table 2 Distribution of infant characteristics (n = 609) audited in the VON days delivery room resuscitation audit

From: Identifying improvements for delivery room resuscitation management: results from a multicenter safety audit

 

N (%)

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

 

<25

17 (2.8)

25-28

61 (10)

29-32

102 (16.7)

33-37

229 (37.6)

>37

200 (32.8)

Delivery characteristics

 

Cesarean section

381 (62.7)

Prematurity

374 (61.4)

Fetal distress

144 (23.8)

Multiple gestation

95 (15.7)

Known congenital malformation

43 (7.1)

Other

238 (39.1)

Delivery team

 

NICU nurse

520 (85.4)

Respiratory therapist

386 (63.4)

Neonatal nurse practitioner

313 (51.4)

Attending neonatologist

286 (47.0)

Labor and delivery nurse

208 (34.2)

Neonatology fellow

54 (8.9)

Medical student, trainee

17 (2.8)

Other

211 (34.7)

Accordance with audit objectives

 

Team composition met unit policies or guidelines

537 (88.2)

Briefing occurred before delivery

401 (65.8)

Debriefing occurred after delivery

115 (18.9)

Family communication within 30 minutes of delivery

556 (92.0)

All four objectives met

87 (14.3)