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Inconsistent definitions in neonatal ILCOR documents

Consistency of definitions used in International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Neonatal Life Support documents
Resuscitation Plus · Added 27 July 2026

Study on: Consistency of definitions used in International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Neonatal Life Support documents. No abstract available for detailed assessment.

Study type

Other

Design

Structured review of ILCOR Neonatal Life Support Task Force documents

Participants

227 unique terms extracted from 67 documents; 63 terms assessed for consistency

Main finding

Only 23 of 63 terms (37%) had similar definitions across documents; the rest were inconsistent or used different terms for similar constructs

Caveat

Terminology analysis only, no clinical outcomes

Bottom line

Context only

Learning goal

Understand how inconsistent resuscitation terminology shapes safe communication in neonatal emergency care.

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• Topic: Paediatrics
• Daily scan: 27 July 2026

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