2005/09/14 by Sadettin GUNGOR, Ertan TEKSOZ, Temel CEYHAN +3 · 1 citation
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00452.x
Abstract This prospective randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of oronasopharyngeal suction with those of no suction in normal, term and vaginally born infants and was performed at a Turkish tertiary hospital from June 2003 to January 2004. A total of 140 newborns were enrolled in the trial ( n = 70 per group). The no suction group showed lower mean heart rates through the 3rd and 6th minutes and higher SaO 2 values through the first 6 mins of life ( P 0.001). The maximum time to reach SaO2 of ≥ 92% (6 vs. 11 min) and ≥ 86% (5 vs. 8 min) were shorter in the no suction group ( P 0.001).