Table 1

Outcome at one year in babies of 23–27 weeks gestation at birth and its relation to target levels of fractional oxygen saturation

Target O2saturation No of babies admitted One year survivors One year survivors with cerebral palsy One year survivors with threshold retinopathy
88–98%1-150 123 65 (52.8)11 (16.9)18 (27.7)
85–95%235128 (54.5)20 (15.6)20 (15.6)
84–94% 84 37 (44.0) 6 (16.2) 5 (13.5)
70–90%126 65 (51.6)10 (15.4) 4 (6.2)
  • Values in parentheses are percentages.

  • 1-150 Measurements made using a Nellcor pulse oximeter (functional saturation).