EXIT procedure

EXIT procedure
EXIT procedure: With only the baby's head and shoulders delivered, a pediatric surgeon establishes access to the airway, while the baby continues to receive oxygen through the umbilical cord.
Specialty	obstetrics
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The EXIT procedure, or ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure, is a specialized surgical delivery procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression.^[1] Causes of airway compression in newborn babies result from a number of rare congenital disorders, including bronchopulmonary sequestration, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, mouth or neck tumor such as teratoma, and lung or pleural tumor such as pleuropulmonary blastoma.^[2] Airway compression discovered at birth is a medical emergency. In many cases, however, the airway compression is discovered during prenatal ultrasound exams, permitting time to plan a safe delivery using the EXIT procedure or other means.