Use of newborn heart rate to determine need for resuscitation at birth

Amalie Kibsgaard¹, Hege Ersdal^{2

3}, Jan Terje Kvaløy^{4

5}, Joar Eilevstjønn⁶, Siren Rettedal^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
³ Critical Care and Anaesthesiology Research Group, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁴ Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
⁵ Section of Biostatistics, Department of Research, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁶ Strategic Research, Laerdal Medical, Stavanger, Norway.

Comment

Amalie Kibsgaard et al. Acta Paediatr. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;113(4):837-838.

doi: 10.1111/apa.17132. Epub 2024 Jan 26.

Amalie Kibsgaard¹, Hege Ersdal^{2

3}, Jan Terje Kvaløy^{4

5}, Joar Eilevstjønn⁶, Siren Rettedal^{1

2}

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
³ Critical Care and Anaesthesiology Research Group, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁴ Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
⁵ Section of Biostatistics, Department of Research, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
⁶ Strategic Research, Laerdal Medical, Stavanger, Norway.

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Comment on

Use of heart rate to determine need for resuscitation.
Mercer JS, Hutchon D. Mercer JS, et al. Acta Paediatr. 2024 Apr;113(4):835-836. doi: 10.1111/apa.17124. Epub 2024 Feb 8. Acta Paediatr. 2024. PMID: 38328980 No abstract available.

1. Mercer JH. Use of heart rate to determine need for resuscitation. Acta Paediatr. 2024;113(4):835-836.
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