title: [Quantitative prognosis of mortality in newborn infants treated with artificial respiration].
abstract: Among the 5 indexes to estimate the mortality rate of ventilated newborns the alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient was elaborated as the best statistical model. By means of the probit method a quantitative estimation regarding mortality prognosis became possible. We could demonstrate that already mean values of the first 6 hours are able to give a very precise prognosis of mortality. Among the variables considered, a reduction of gestational age demonstrated a significant influence on the mortality rate. In contrary diagnoses of respiratory problems showed no influence. An increase in D(Aa)O2 raised mortality rate significantly. Using the D(Aa)O2-model the individual mortality rate for any ventilated newborn within an interval of (0.1) can be given.
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: Quantitative Prognose der Mortalität beim beatmeten Neugeborenen.