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Disma N, Asai T, Cools E, Cronin A, Engelhardt T, Fiadjoe J, Fuchs A, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Habre W, Heath C, Johansen M, Kaufmann J, Kleine-Brueggeney M, Kovatsis PG, Kranke P, Lusardi AC, Matava C, Peyton J, Riva T, Romero CS, von Ungern-Sternberg B, Veyckemans F, Afshari A. Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines. Br J Anaesth 2024; 132:124-144. [PMID: 38065762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Airway management is required during general anaesthesia and is essential for life-threatening conditions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Evidence from recent trials indicates a high incidence of critical events during airway management, especially in neonates or infants. It is important to define the optimal techniques and strategies for airway management in these groups. In this joint European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) and British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) guideline on airway management in neonates and infants, we present aggregated and evidence-based recommendations to assist clinicians in providing safe and effective medical care. We identified seven main areas of interest for airway management: i) preoperative assessment and preparation; ii) medications; iii) techniques and algorithms; iv) identification and treatment of difficult airways; v) confirmation of tracheal intubation; vi) tracheal extubation, and vii) human factors. Based on these areas, Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO) questions were derived that guided a structured literature search. GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology was used to formulate the recommendations based on those studies included with consideration of their methodological quality (strong '1' or weak '2' recommendation with high 'A', medium 'B' or low 'C' quality of evidence). In summary, we recommend: 1. Use medical history and physical examination to predict difficult airway management (1C). 2. Ensure adequate level of sedation or general anaesthesia during airway management (1B). 3. Administer neuromuscular blocker before tracheal intubation when spontaneous breathing is not necessary (1C). 4. Use a videolaryngoscope with an age-adapted standard blade as first choice for tracheal intubation (1B). 5. Apply apnoeic oxygenation during tracheal intubation in neonates (1B). 6. Consider a supraglottic airway for rescue oxygenation and ventilation when tracheal intubation fails (1B). 7. Limit the number of tracheal intubation attempts (1C). 8. Use a stylet to reinforce and preshape tracheal tubes when hyperangulated videolaryngoscope blades are used and when the larynx is anatomically anterior (1C). 9. Verify intubation is successful with clinical assessment and end-tidal CO2 waveform (1C). 10. Apply high-flow nasal oxygenation, continuous positive airway pressure or nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation for postextubation respiratory support, when appropriate (1B).
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicola Disma
- Unit for Research in Anaesthesia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Unit for Research in Anaesthesia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy; Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; Perioperative Medicine Team, Perioperative Care Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department for Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Faculty for Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Unit for Research in Anaesthesia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Methodology Department, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Perioperative Medicine Team, Perioperative Care Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; Division of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric and Obstetric Anaesthesia, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet & Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Disma N, Asai T, Cools E, Cronin A, Engelhardt T, Fiadjoe J, Fuchs A, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Habre W, Heath C, Johansen M, Kaufmann J, Kleine-Brueggeney M, Kovatsis PG, Kranke P, Lusardi AC, Matava C, Peyton J, Riva T, Romero CS, von Ungern-Sternberg B, Veyckemans F, Afshari A. Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2024; 41:3-23. [PMID: 38018248 PMCID: PMC10720842 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
Abstract
Airway management is required during general anaesthesia and is essential for life-threatening conditions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Evidence from recent trials indicates a high incidence of critical events during airway management, especially in neonates or infants. It is important to define the optimal techniques and strategies for airway management in these groups. In this joint European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) and British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) guideline on airway management in neonates and infants, we present aggregated and evidence-based recommendations to assist clinicians in providing safe and effective medical care. We identified seven main areas of interest for airway management: i) preoperative assessment and preparation; ii) medications; iii) techniques and algorithms; iv) identification and treatment of difficult airways; v) confirmation of tracheal intubation; vi) tracheal extubation, and vii) human factors. Based on these areas, Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO) questions were derived that guided a structured literature search. GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology was used to formulate the recommendations based on those studies included with consideration of their methodological quality (strong '1' or weak '2' recommendation with high 'A', medium 'B' or low 'C' quality of evidence). In summary, we recommend: 1. Use medical history and physical examination to predict difficult airway management (1С). 2. Ensure adequate level of sedation or general anaesthesia during airway management (1B). 3. Administer neuromuscular blocker before tracheal intubation when spontaneous breathing is not necessary (1С). 4. Use a videolaryngoscope with an age-adapted standard blade as first choice for tracheal intubation (1B). 5. Apply apnoeic oxygenation during tracheal intubation in neonates (1B). 6. Consider a supraglottic airway for rescue oxygenation and ventilation when tracheal intubation fails (1B). 7. Limit the number of tracheal intubation attempts (1C). 8. Use a stylet to reinforce and preshape tracheal tubes when hyperangulated videolaryngoscope blades are used and when the larynx is anatomically anterior (1C). 9. Verify intubation is successful with clinical assessment and end-tidal CO 2 waveform (1C). 10. Apply high-flow nasal oxygenation, continuous positive airway pressure or nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation for postextubation respiratory support, when appropriate (1B).
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicola Disma
- From the Unit for Research in Anaesthesia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy (ND, AF, ACL), Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan (TA), Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (EC, WH), Medical Library, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (AC), Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada (TE, MJ), Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (JF, PGK, JP), Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (AF, TR), Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA (AG-M), Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (CH), Perioperative Medicine Team, Perioperative Care Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia (CH, BvU-S), Department for Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany (JK), Faculty for Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany (JK), Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany (MK-B), Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany (PK), Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada (CM), Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Methodology Department, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain (CSR), Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia (BvU-S), Division of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia (BvU-S), Faculty of Medicine, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium (FV), Department of Paediatric and Obstetric Anaesthesia, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet & Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark (AA)
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Naujorks S, Knob GH, Dotto PP, Henn R, Zamberlan C. Analgesia and sedation for intratracheal intubation in the neonatal period: an integrative literature review. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2023; 99:112-119. [PMID: 36375493 PMCID: PMC10031350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to assess evidence available in the literature about the use of sedation and analgesia for intratracheal intubation of newborns. DATA SOURCES by means of an integrative literature review, the authors looked for evidence related to the theme from the last ten years, indexed in the Pubmed, Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, and Scopus databases, by combining the descriptors: newborn, intratracheal intubation, and analgesia. Articles in Portuguese, English, and Spanish that met the research purpose were included. DATA SUMMARY After applying the eligibility criteria, ten articles on the topic were obtained, predominantly narrative reviews, retrospective studies, observational studies, and only one non-randomized clinical trial, which characterizes the literature related to the topic as having a low level of scientific evidence. There is still no consensus in the literature on which medications and indications are for use in non-elective intubations, despite the ethical recommendation. DISCUSSION pain and its deleterious effects should not be neglected. Neonatal Intensive Care Units should have their own protocols regarding sedation and analgesia for intubation considering the individual characteristics of each patient. There is an ethical recommendation regarding the use of sedation and analgesia for intubation since it is a known painful procedure.
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- Silvia Naujorks
- Pediatrician and Neonatologist, Master's student in Maternal and Child Health at Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, Brazil.
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- Nurse and Master in Maternal and Child Health at Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Dentist, Radiologist, PhD in Oral Biopathology, Area of Concentration Dental Radiology at FOSJC/UNESP, São José dos Campos, SP. Professor of the Professional Master's Degree of Maternal and Child Health at Universidade Franciscana, RS, Brazil
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- Pediatrician and Neonatologist, PhD in Medicine, Pediatrics and Child Health from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Professor of the medical course at Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Nurse Specialist in Intensive Care, PhD in Nursing. Professor of the Professional Master's Degree of Maternal and Child Health at Universidade Franciscana, RS, Brazil
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Durrmeyer X, Walter-Nicolet E, Chollat C, Chabernaud JL, Barois J, Chary Tardy AC, Berenguer D, Bedu A, Zayat N, Roué JM, Beissel A, Bellanger C, Desenfants A, Boukhris R, Loose A, Massudom Tagny C, Chevallier M, Milesi C, Tauzin M. Premedication before laryngoscopy in neonates: Evidence-based statement from the French society of neonatology (SFN). Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1075184. [PMID: 36683794 PMCID: PMC9846576 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1075184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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CONTEXT Laryngoscopy is frequently required in neonatal intensive care. Awake laryngoscopy has deleterious effects but practice remains heterogeneous regarding premedication use. The goal of this statement was to provide evidence-based good practice guidance for clinicians regarding premedication before tracheal intubation, less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) and laryngeal mask insertion in neonates. METHODS A group of experts brought together by the French Society of Neonatology (SFN) addressed 4 fields related to premedication before upper airway access in neonates: (1) tracheal intubation; (2) less invasive surfactant administration; (3) laryngeal mask insertion; (4) use of atropine for the 3 previous procedures. Evidence was gathered and assessed on predefined questions related to these fields. Consensual statements were issued using the GRADE methodology. RESULTS Among the 15 formalized good practice statements, 2 were strong recommendations to do (Grade 1+) or not to do (Grade 1-), and 4 were discretionary recommendations to do (Grade 2+). For 9 good practice statements, the GRADE method could not be applied, resulting in an expert opinion. For tracheal intubation premedication was considered mandatory except for life-threatening situations (Grade 1+). Recommended premedications were a combination of opioid + muscle blocker (Grade 2+) or propofol in the absence of hemodynamic compromise or hypotension (Grade 2+) while the use of a sole opioid was discouraged (Grade 1-). Statements regarding other molecules before tracheal intubation were expert opinions. For LISA premedication was recommended (Grade 2+) with the use of propofol (Grade 2+). Statements regarding other molecules before LISA were expert opinions. For laryngeal mask insertion and atropine use, no specific data was found and expert opinions were provided. CONCLUSION This statement should help clinical decision regarding premedication before neonatal upper airway access and favor standardization of practices.
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- Xavier Durrmeyer
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France.,Université Paris Est Créteil, Faculté de Santé de Créteil, IMRB, GRC CARMAS, Créteil, France
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- Neonatal Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France.,University of Paris-Cité, CRESS, Obstetrical Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team, EPOPé, INSERM, INRAE, Paris, France
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- Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Division of Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Transportation, Hôpital Antoine Beclere, AP-HP, Paris - Saclay University Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, CH de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France
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- Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Dijon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesia and Pediatric Transport (SMUR Pédiatrique), Hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neonatal Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Transport, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Department of Neonatology, CHU Nimes, Université Montpellier, Nimes, France
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- Department of Neonatology, Pôle Femme-Mère-Nouveau-Né, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Neonatology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France
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- Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care, Grand Hôpital de L'Est Francilien, Meaux, France
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France.,TIMC-IMAG Research Department, Grenoble Alps University, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Neonatal Medicine and Pediatric Intensive Care, Montpellier University Hospital, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
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