Open AccessTarget Ranges of Oxygen Saturation in Extremely Preterm Infants
Author(s) -
Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Waldemar A. Carlo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0911781
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , oxygenation , oxygen saturation , incidence (geometry) , saturation (graph theory) , retinopathy , oxygen , pediatrics , anesthesia , gestational age , pregnancy , endocrinology , optics , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , biology , diabetes mellitus , physics , mathematics , combinatorics
Previous studies have suggested that the incidence of retinopathy is lower in preterm infants with exposure to reduced levels of oxygenation than in those exposed to higher levels of oxygenation. However, it is unclear what range of oxygen saturation is appropriate to minimize retinopathy without increasing adverse outcomes.
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