There are a variety of manual bagging devices used for neonatal resuscitation. To our knowledge, there has been no comparison of the ability of different operators to utilize such devices for the delivery of predetermined inspiratory and end-expiratory pressures. In addition, the use of prolonged inflation may be of benefit for infants who require bag and mask ventilation, and there has been no evaluation of the ability of a variety of operators to reliably deliver such breaths using currently available equipment.
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, San Diego Medical Center, University of California, 200 West Arbor Drive, 8774, San Diego, CA 92103-8774, USA. nfiner@ucsd.edu
