EDITORIAL | VOLUME 18 ISSUE 3/MAY 2022

Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership: help wanted

Katie Evans
Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership Project Co-ordinator and Clinical Research Fellow in Neonatal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
katie.evans7@nhs.net

Chris Gale
Academic Neonatologist and Neonatal Society Meeting Secretary

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Keywords

less invasive surfactant administration (LISA); surfactant; respiratory distress syndrome; videolaryngoscope; bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD); premature

Key points

Structured guidelines and training of medical staff are required to establish LISA as a routine procedure in the NNU.
Videolaryngoscopy is a useful adjunct to the procedure.
Further studies are required on the use of medications during the procedure.
A robust system of data collection and analysis helps to guide improvements.