Extreme preterm infants(<28 weeks'gestation)often require positive pressure ventilation with oxygen during postnatal stabilization in the delivery room.To date,optimal inspired fraction of oxygen(FiO_(2))still ...Extreme preterm infants(<28 weeks'gestation)often require positive pressure ventilation with oxygen during postnatal stabilization in the delivery room.To date,optimal inspired fraction of oxygen(FiO_(2))still represents a conundrum in newborn care oscillating between higher(>60%)and lower(<30%)initial FiO_(2).Recent evidence and meta-analyses have underscored the predictive value for survival and/or relevant clinical outcomes of the Apgar score and the achievement of arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry≥85%at 5 minutes after birth.New clinical trials comparing higher versus lower initial FiO_(2)have been launched aiming to optimize postnatal stabilization of extreme preterm while avoiding adverse effects of hypoxemia or hyperoxemia.展开更多
基金L.T.-R.enjoys a“Post-MIR”predoctoral research grant from the Health Research Institute La Fe(IISLAFE).I.L.-C.and A.P.-G.enjoy Rio Hortega predoctoral grants from the Instituto de Investigación en Salud Carlos III(Ministry of Science,Spain).
文摘Extreme preterm infants(<28 weeks'gestation)often require positive pressure ventilation with oxygen during postnatal stabilization in the delivery room.To date,optimal inspired fraction of oxygen(FiO_(2))still represents a conundrum in newborn care oscillating between higher(>60%)and lower(<30%)initial FiO_(2).Recent evidence and meta-analyses have underscored the predictive value for survival and/or relevant clinical outcomes of the Apgar score and the achievement of arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry≥85%at 5 minutes after birth.New clinical trials comparing higher versus lower initial FiO_(2)have been launched aiming to optimize postnatal stabilization of extreme preterm while avoiding adverse effects of hypoxemia or hyperoxemia.
