Table 2 Clinical practice and equipment used for resuscitation of VLBWI (absolute numbers and percent (%) in parenthesis)

N = 153

N = 11

N = 26

N = 190

p-value

Circulatory volume- and temperature control

Late cord clamping

62/145 (43)

5/10 (50)

11/24(46)

78/179 (44)

0.879

Polyethylen foil

93/151 (62)

8/10 (80)

16/26 (62)

117/187 (63)

0.504

Head cover

126/151 (83)

7/10 (70)

19/26 (73)

152/187 (81)

0.294

Devices for pressure or volume control

FI-bag

2/119 (2)

2/9 (22)

6/26 (23)

10/154 (6)

< 0.001

SI-bag

113/136 (83)

8/9 (89)

25/26 (96)

146/171 (85)

0.215

   with PEEP valve

98/136 (72)

4/9 (44)

20/26 (77)

122/171 (71)

0.164

   with manometer

34/136 (27)

1/8 (13)

2/25 (8)

37/169 (22)

0.093

Neopuff^®

56/136 (41)

8/10 (80)

5/25 (20)

69/171 (40)

0.004

Respirator

66/136 (49)

2/10 (20)

4/25 (16)

72/171 (42)

0.004

Other pressure control devices

5/136 (4)

0/10 (0)

2/25 (8)

7/171 (4)

0.459

Devices with volume control (respirator)

59/148 (40)

4/10 (40)

5/25 (20)

68/183 (37)

0.161

Devices without any pressure/volume control

1/147 (1)

0/11 (0)

2/26 (8)

3/183 (2)

-

O ₂ -therapy and monitoring

Pulse oximetry

149/150 (99)

9/10 (90)

26/26 (100)

184/186 (99)

-

O₂-blenders

148/152 (97)

11/11 (100)

24/25 (96)

183/188 (97)

0.248

CO₂-detectors

12/149 (8)

4/11 (36)

3/26 (11)

19/186 (10)

0.011

Gas heating and humidification

62/150 (41)

2/11 (18)

13/24 (54)

17/185 (42)

0.132