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Table 5 Ethics and education

From: Neonatal resuscitation practices in Italy: a survey of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN) and the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (UENPS)

 

Level II (n.110)

Level I (n.148)

p

ETHICS

In severely asphyxiated infants is there a time-limit before stopping full resuscitation in your hospital?

  

0.045

• I don’t know/NA

5 (4.5)

16 (10.8)

 

• No

42 (38.2)

64 (43.2)

 

• Yes

63 (57.3)

68 (46.0)

 

Does parental opinion influence intervention in your center?

  

0.088

• A little bit

40 (36.4)

46 (31.1)

 

• I don’t know/NA

3 (2.7)

13 (8.8)

 

• No, at all

31 (28.2)

49 (33.1)

 

• Yes, enough

36 (32.7)

40 (27.0)

 

EDUCATION

Are courses on neonatal resuscitation routinely held at your hospital?

  

0.021

• Yes

96 (87.3)

114 (77.0)

 

• No

14 (12.7)

26 (17.6)

 

• Missing

0

8 (5.4)

 

How often are neonatal resuscitation teams retrained?

  

NS

• 12–24 months

59 (53.6)

69 (46.6)

 

• 6–12 months

31 (28.2)

40 (27.0)

 

• < 6 months

4 (3.6)

7 (4.7)

 

• > 24 months

16 (14.5)

24 (16.2)

 

• NA

0

8 (5.4)

 
  1. Data are expressed as number (%)