Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Back vs. chest electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode placement in neonatal resuscitation: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Preset back ECG electrodes have shown encouraging results in neonates requiring advanced resuscitation.
Study context
- Population
- Newborns in the delivery room (neonatal resuscitation)
- Participants
- 85 vs 89
- Comparison
- Back vs chest ECG electrode placement
- Backn = 85
- Chestn = 89reference
- Primary endpoint
- Time to detect a reliable HR (failure = no HR within 5 minutes)
Methodological detailspilot
- Pilot
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Time to obtain HR
- Similar proportions of detectable HR within the first minute in both groups
- Back vs Chest: P = 0.91
- Intention-to-treat
Further findings
HR acquisition time, vigorous vs non-vigorous infants (chest group)
P = 0.049
Failure rates and time to HR, non-vigorous infants requiring advanced resuscitation
- Similar between back and chest groups
- P = 0.51
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Original publication
Back vs. chest ECG electrode placement in neonatal resuscitation: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Resuscitation. Published 9 September 2023. doi:10.
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