PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sarah Louise Williamson
AU  - Helen McDermott
AU  - Harsha Gowda
TI  - Implementing less invasive surfactant administration on a neonatal unit
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320574
DP  - 2022 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 298--301
VI  - 107
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/107/4/298.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/107/4/298.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2022 Aug 01; 107
AB  - There is increasing evidence reflected in both UK 2019 NICE and European guidelines suggesting that less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) reduces the need for mechanical ventilation and reduces the combined outcome of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and is now the optimal method for surfactant delivery in spontaneously breathing babies. Despite this, uptake in England has been slow compared with Europe. This quality improvement project outlines the process of implementing LISA in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 2-year period, the barriers and challenges which were encountered, and how they were overcome.All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as online supplemental information. All relevant data are included in the study. Any further requests should be directed to the authors.