Pediatricians answer questions about the birth of extremely low birth weight babies
- Authors: Samsonova A.I.1, Krom I.L1, Orlova M.M.2, Ertel L.A.3, Lipchanskaya T.P.1, Kovalenko E.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky"
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Kuban State University»
- Section: Original research
- URL: https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/677726
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/socm677726
- ID: 677726
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2011, Russia adopted new standards of medical birth criteria in accordance with the WHO recommendations of 1975. Newborns with extremely low birth weight are in the group of high risk of formation of disabling pathology, lower overall quality of life.
AIM: to analyze the opinion of pediatricians in connection with the birth of extremely low birth weight babies.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study of doctors' opinion was conducted in 2023-2024 in medical organizations of Saratov city. 106 pediatricians with more than 5 years of work experience took part in the study. The cohort one-stage sociological study was implemented by the method of questionnaire survey using the author's questionnaire.
RESULTS: The study discussed the problem of decision making regarding the need for resuscitation of extremely low birth weight newborns and the possibility of disconnecting extremely low birth weight newborns from life support when they develop disabling diseases.
The majority (64.7%) of pediatricians disagree with the current birth criteria. 32.7% of respondents were against resuscitation measures for extremely low birth weight newborns. 62.3% of survey participants have not encountered unfounded accusations of causing death to newborns through negligence (which is related to their specific work). 46.7% of respondents believe that nursing extremely low birth weight babies leads to a sharp deterioration in the health indicators of the child population.
CONCLUSION: Most pediatricians disagree with the current birth criteria. The unparalleled level of responsibility, complexity of decision making and unpredictability of consequences, as well as the experience of unfairly blaming doctors for the death of extremely low birth weight newborns have influenced the majority of doctors` opinion on the necessity of both parents’ participation in decision making about resuscitation or palliative care, as well as about life support system disconnection in case of disabling diseases in extremely low birth weight newborns.
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Вопросы анкеты | Варианты ответов (%) | ||
Нет | Не знаю | Да | |
Согласны ли Вы с действующими критериями рождения (срок беременности – 22 недели, масса тела 500 грамм и длина тела новорожденного – 25 см)? | 64,7 | 14,3 | 21,0 |
Необходима ли реанимация новорожденных при сроке беременности 22 недели? | 32,7 | 36,5 | 30,8 |
Всегда ли необходимо бороться за жизнь новорожденных с ЭНМТ в каждом случае? | 37,3 | 37,3 | 25,4 |
Приходилось ли Вам или коллегам сталкиваться с необоснованными обвинениями в причинении смерти новорожденным по неосторожности? | 62.3 | 0.0 | 37.7 |
Приводит ли выхаживание детей с ЭНМТ к резкому ухудшению показателей здоровья детского населения? | 27,6 | 25,7 | 46,7 |
Считаете ли Вы необходимым переложить решение об обязательности проведения реанимационных мероприятий в отношении новорожденных с ЭНМТ на родителей? (заранее вносить в медицинскую документацию их согласие на данные мероприятия). | 43,4 | 0,0 | 56,6 |
Считаете ли Вы необходимым, в случаях развития инвалидизирующих заболеваний у новорожденного с ЭНМТ, принимать решение об отключении систем его жизнеобеспечения? | 44,3 | 0,0 | 55,7 |
Вопрос анкеты | Варианты ответов | |||
Отец | Мать | Оба родителя | ||
Считаете ли Вы необходимым переложить решение о необходимости проведения реанимационных мероприятий в отношении новорожденных с ЭНМТ на родителей (заранее вносить в медицинскую документацию их согласие на данные мероприятия) | Абс. | 0 | 7 | 53 |
% | 0 | 11,7 | 88,3 |
Чье решение должно быть об отключении новорожденных с ЭНМТ от средств жизнеобеспечения при развитии у них инвалидизирующих заболеваний? | Мать | Абс | 1 |
% | 1,7 | ||
Отец | Абс | 1 | |
% | 1,7 | ||
Оба родителя | Абс | 40 | |
% | 67,8 | ||
Врачи | Абс | 13 | |
% | 22,0 | ||
Совместно | Абс | 4 | |
% | 6,8 |
Вопросы (показатели) | Факторы | |
Фактор - 1 | Фактор - 2 | |
Согласны ли с действующими критериями рождения (срок беременности – 22 недели, масса тела 500 грамм и длина тела новорожденного – 25 см)? | 0,67 | 0,67 |
Как вы оцениваете необходимость проведения реанимационных мероприятий новорожденным при сроке беременности 22 недели и последующее выхаживание таких детей? | 0,89 | 0,20 |
Считаете ли вы, что необходимо бороться за жизнь новорожденных с ЭНМТ в каждом случае? | 0,74 | 0,47 |
Возраст респондента | -0,72 | 0,60 |
Стаж работы в медицине | -0,74 | 0,55 |
Общ.дис. | 4,66 | 2,05 |
Доля общ | 0,52 | 0,23 |
About the authors
Anna I. Samsonova
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Author for correspondence.
Email: Bespeshnui_angel@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0326-1380
SPIN-code: 1042-1930
Postgraduate student in the Department of Public Health and Healthcare (with courses in law and history of medicine).
Assistant of the Department of Emergency, Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Care and Simulation Technologies in Medicine.
Assistant of the Department of Radiation Diagnostics and Radiation Therapy named after Professor N.E. Stern.
Russian Federation, 410012, Volga Federal District, Saratov Region, Saratov, Bolshaya Kazachya St., 112I. L Krom
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: irina.crom@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1355-5163
SPIN-code: 4854-1094
doctor of medical sciences, professor of the Chair of Public Health and Health Care (with Courses of Science of Law and History of Medicine) of the Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education "The V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University"
Russian Federation, 410012, Volga Federal District, Saratov Region, Saratov, Bolshaya Kazachya St., 112Maria M. Orlova
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky"
Email: orlova-maria2010@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2340-8343
SPIN-code: 1399-9666
Cand. Sci. (Psychology), Assoc. Professor
Russian Federation, 410012, Saratov, st. Astrakhanskaya, 83Lyudmila A. Ertel
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Kuban State University»
Email: ela1958@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9260-4914
SPIN-code: 4295-3168
Doctor of medical sciences, Professor, Professor of criminalistics and legal informatics Department
Russian Federation, 350040, Krasnodar region, Krasnodar city, Stavropolskaya street, house 149Tatiana P. Lipchanskaya
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: tatyanalp@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7755-1834
SPIN-code: 5698-6429
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.); Associate Professor
Russian Federation, 410012, Volga Federal District, Saratov Region, Saratov, Bolshaya Kazachya St., 112Elena V. Kovalenko
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: kovlena@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3426-1236
SPIN-code: 9277-1454
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Healthcare (with courses in Law and History of Medicine)
Russian Federation, 410012, Volga Federal District, Saratov Region, Saratov, Bolshaya Kazachya St., 112References
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