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© 2022 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To understand the variations in practice for caffeine use among neonatal units in the United Kingdom. Methods: An online survey was sent to every neonatal unit in the United Kingdom. Results: We received a response from 92 neonatal units (47%) with the proportion of response from special care, Local neonatal units, neonatal intensive care units and neonatal surgical units were 23%, 34%, 23% and 21% respectively. All the units reported the use of caffeine, and 40 units (46%) initiated caffeine within 24 h of birth. Fifty-nine units (64%) reported routine use of caffeine for pre-term infants <32 weeks. Seventy-one units (77%) reported that they continue caffeine for infants needing mechanical ventilation. Thirty-one units (34%) discontinued caffeine at 34 weeks post-menstrual age, irrespective of the respiratory support. Ten units (11%) reported discontinuation of caffeine only after weaning off all respiratory support, and 40% of units had a variable practice of discontinuing caffeine depending on the individual baby. Seventy-nine units (86%) reported they would regularly optimise caffeine dose based on weight checks. Conclusion: Our survey showed some variation in practice with regards to the timing of caffeine initiation, gestational age cut-off for routine caffeine prescription and discontinuation.
Author(s): Grainge S, Nair V, Kannan Loganathan P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Acta Paediatrica
Year: 2023
Volume: 112
Issue: 9
Pages: 1865-1869
Print publication date: 01/09/2023
Online publication date: 18/12/2022
Acceptance date: 15/12/2022
ISSN (print): 0803-5253
ISSN (electronic): 1651-2227
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16635
DOI: 10.1111/apa.16635
PubMed id: 36529520
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