Neonatal resuscitation is a high acuity, low occurrence event. Limited high-quality evidence informs neonatal resuscitation treatment recommendations. Our group seeks to identify the best methods to monitor and perform neonatal resuscitation, with the ultimate goal of optimizing clinical outcomes for high-risk infants.
We designed and implemented an individualized airway bundle and demonstrated a sustained reduction in severe adverse events during neonatal intubation.
Pediatrics
Heidi Herrick
An Individualized Airway Bundle to Improve Intubation Safety
In this national study of US obstetrical hospitals from 2010-2018, we found marked variation in birth volume, geographic distribution, proximity, and urban adjacency of obstetrical hospitals.
JAMA Network Open
Sara Handley
US Obstetrical Hospital Volume and Geographic Distribution
We analyzed respiratory function monitor (RFM) and vital sign measurements for infants who received sustained inflation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) in the Sustained Aeration of Infant Lungs (SAIL) trial.
Journal of Pediatrics
Elizabeth Foglia
RFM Measurements of SAIL Trial Participants
Dr. Foglia is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and an academic neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Foglia’s research aims to characterize the epidemiology of neonatal resuscitation, to improve monitoring and clinical performance during resuscitation, and to identify interventions to prevent mortality and long-term disability in high-risk infants.