title: Implementation of an electronic data monitoring system decreases the rate of hyperoxic episodes in premature neonates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether an electronic data surveillance system, or Data Sniffer (DS), could reduce the rate of hyperoxic episodes (HEs) among premature neonates being managed by a standardized respiratory treatment protocol (RTP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 86 infants born at <29 weeks of gestation were included in the study. The rates of HEs were compared among four epochs (E) as follows: E1: no RTP, no DS; E2:with RTP, no DS; E3: with RTP, with DS; E4: with RTP, no DS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After implementing the RTP in E2, the rate of HEs was 44% lower than that of E1. Activating the DS in E3 further reduced HEs by 26%, whereas its deactivation in E4 resulted in a rebound in HEs to baseline rates; P<0.0001 for each comparison.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implementation of an electronic data monitoring system was associated with less frequent episodes of hyperoxia among premature neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. ellsworth.marc@mayo.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Colby
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D015331:Cohort Studies; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018496:Hyperoxia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D012138:Respiratory Therapy