title: Oxygen administration for the resuscitation of term and preterm infants.
abstract: Oxygen has been widely used in neonatal resuscitation for about 300 years. In October 2010, the International Liaison Committee on Neonatal Resuscitation released new guidelines. Based on experimental studies and randomized clinical trials, the recommendations on evaluation and monitoring of oxygenation status and oxygen supplementation in the delivery room were revised in detail. They include: inaccuracy of oxygenation clinical assessment (colour), mandatory use of pulse oximeter, specific saturation targets and oxygen concentrations during positive pressure ventilation in preterm and term infants. In this review, we describe oxygen management in the delivery room in terms of clinical assessment, monitoring, treatment and the gap of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Children and Women's Health Department, Medical School University of Padua, Azienda Ospedaliera Padova, Padua, Italy. trevo@pediatria.unipd.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trevisanuto
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gizzi
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martano
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dal Cengio
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciralli
authors.forename: Flaminia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torielli
authors.forename: Paolo Ernesto
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Fabio
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quartulli
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giannini
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012151:Resuscitation
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen