dramitkan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Dear All Do you routinely do car seat challenge for babies being discharged? And if yes, could you please share the evidence. Thank you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Johansson Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Thanks @dramitkan for posting! We don't do such challenges. And, added a poll here and also on Twitter where we promoted your topic: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dramitkan Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Thank you Stephan Amit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Payne Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 We do- not for all babies, but we also include late preterms on transitional care- I will tag our neonatal home team/community team to the post on Twitter (Hayley) and hopefully she can help you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Cardona Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I wonder what the share of babies going home in cars is in different countries.. Might this have an effect? I will add this survey from the US where >96% of NICUs perform a predischarge car seat tolerance screen (CSTS). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32044465/ Does it help at all? In any case it seems to prolong the stay if an infant fails the screening test. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29269198/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekMD Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I work at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (SNVMC) and they have a very detailed Car Seat Tolerance Challenge (CSTC) policy. It goes so far as to proscribe testing in a car bed if the infant fails the CSTC twice. Testing in the car bed uses the same criteria as the car seat. Does anyone follow this practice? Also, I cannot find an AAP Policy Statement about this issue. Does anyone know of one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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