Comparison of oxygen supplementation in very preterm infants: Variations of oxygen saturation features and their application to hypoxemic episode based risk stratification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxygen supplementation is commonly used to maintain oxygen saturation (SpO₂) levels in preterm infants within target ranges to reduce intermittent hypoxemic (IH) events, which are associated with short- and long-term morbidities. There is not much information available about differences in oxygenation patterns in infants undergoing such supplementations nor their relation to observed IH events. This study aimed to describe oxygenation characteristics during two types of supplementation by studying SpO₂ signal features and assess their performance in hypoxemia risk screening during NICU monitoring.

Subjects and methods

SpO₂ data from 25 infants with gestational age <32 weeks and birthweight <2,000 g who underwent a cross over trial

SUBMITTER: Ramanand P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009221 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature