title: Oxygen saturation targets for preterm infants in the delivery room.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, University & Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. maximo.vento@uv.es
authors.forename: Máximo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vento
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguar
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escrig
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cubells
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cernada
mesh_terms: D003696:Delivery Rooms; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000378:metabolism*; D049451:Nomograms; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D018743:Perinatal Care
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen