Simplified bedside assessment of pulmonary gas exchange in very preterm infants at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age

We aimed to develop and validate a prediction table for a simplified measure of rightward shift of the fetal oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO2) versus inspired oxygen pressure (P IO2) curve as an objective marker of lung disease severity in very preterm infants, independent of unit altitude or oxygen prescribing policies.

Citation:
Stoecklin B, Choi YJ, Rakshasbhuvankar A, Svedenkrans J, Jones G, Pillow J. Simplified bedside assessment of pulmonary gas exchange in very preterm infants at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age. Thorax. 2021;76(7):689-95.

Keywords:
Lung physiology; paediatric lung disaese

Abstract:
We aimed to develop and validate a prediction table for a simplified measure of rightward shift of the fetal oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO2) versus inspired oxygen pressure (P IO2) curve as an objective marker of lung disease severity in very preterm infants, independent of unit altitude or oxygen prescribing policies.