Delineating the influence of gestational age on the morphological response to ventilation

formed poorly. Clinical cues are a poor indicator of effective technique. Respiratory flow/pressure monitors and colorimetric devices that assess the effectiveness of ventilation may improve the quality of resuscitation. This question been identified as a knowledge gap by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2015. The objective of this study is to review the literature on physiological respiratory monitoring for improving outcomes in newborn resuscitation. Method: Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL and OVID Emcare were searched. Reference lists of included studies were checked as well as grey literature sources. The terms infant*, neonate*, newborn*, premature* or preterm AND resuscitat* OR positive-pressure respiration OR positive pressure ventilation OR bag and mask ventilat* AND capnography* OR colorimet* OR carbon dioxide or CO2 (detector* or analyser*) OR Monitoring, Physiologic OR (respiratory or pulmonary or lung) (monitor* or device* or detector* or analy#er*) were used. Two authors independently reviewed the search strategy, abstracts and full text articles. Results: Studies on respiratory monitoring published between 1946 and December 2016 will meet our inclusion criteria. The results of this systematic review will be presented at the conference. Conclusions: There is an expectation that further research, preferably randomised controlled trials, are needed to assess whether physiological respiratory monitoring improves outcomes in newborn resuscitation.