Oxygen saturation targets for preterm infants in the delivery room.

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Máximo Vento Torres

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• Marta Aguar Carrascosa

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• María De Brugada Montaner

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• Justo Javier Escobar Cubiella

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• Raquel Escrig Fernández

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• Elena Cubells Garcia

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• María Cernada Badía

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Grupos

• Perinatología

Abstract

Fetal life evolves in a low oxygen milieu as compared to the extra-uterine. In the fetal to neonatal transition rapid changes in the oxygen content of the newly born infant occur within a brief period of time. Delivery room care givers should be aware of the slow transition regarding oxygenation, and supply oxygen as needed trying to avoid damage caused by hyper-and-hypoxia. In this regard, titrating oxygen inspiratory fraction against oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry following recent nomogram ranges is a valid method.

Keywords

• delivery room; oxygen; oxygen load; oxygen saturation; preterm infant; pulse oximetry; resuscitation