Feasibility of and delay in obtaining pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation.
Application of the sensor to newly born infants before connection to a pulse oximeter increases the reliability and speed with which data are displayed. Data are available in most infants within 90 seconds of birth. Oximetry may be useful in guiding interventions during resuscitation.
O'Donnell
Colm P F
CP
Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. colm.odonnell@rwh.org.au
Kamlin
C Omar F
CO
Davis
Peter G
PG
Morley
Colin J
CJ
D003696:Delivery Rooms; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D010092:Oximetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012151:Resuscitation; D013997:Time Factors; D014743:Videotape Recording