PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J A Dawson
AU  - C O F Kamlin
AU  - C Wong
AU  - A B te Pas
AU  - C P F O’Donnell
AU  - S M Donath
AU  - P G Davis
AU  - C J Morley
TI  - Oxygen saturation and heart rate during delivery room resuscitation of infants <30 weeks’ gestation with air or 100% oxygen
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2008.141341
DP  - 2009 Mar 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F87--F91
VI  - 94
IP  - 2
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/94/2/F87.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/94/2/F87.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2009 Mar 01; 94
AB  - Background: Because of concerns about harmful effects of 100% oxygen on newborn infants, air has started to be used for resuscitation in the delivery room.Objective: To describe changes in preductal oxygen saturation (Spo2) and heart rate (HR) in the first 10 min after birth in very preterm infants initially resuscitated with 100% oxygen (OX100) or air (OX21).Patients and methods: In July 2006, policy changed from using 100% oxygen to air. Observations of Spo2 and HR before and after the change were recorded whenever a member of the research team was available to attend the birth.Results: There were 20 infants in the OX100 group and 106 in the OX21 group. In the OX100 group, Spo2 had risen to a median of 84% after 2 min and 94% by 5 min. In the OX21 group, median Spo2 was 31% at 2 min and 54% at 5 min. In the OX21 group, 92% received supplemental oxygen at a median of 5 min; the Spo2 rose to a median of 81% by 6 min. In the first 10 min after birth, 80% and 55% of infants in the OX100 and OX21 groups, respectively, had an Spo2 ⩾95%. Increases in HR over the first 10 min were very similar in the two groups.Conclusions: Most very preterm infants received supplemental oxygen if air was used for the initial resuscitation. In these infants, the use of backup 100% oxygen and titration against Spo2 resulted in a similar course to “normal” term and preterm infants. Of the infants resuscitated with 100% oxygen, 80% had Spo2 ⩾95% during the first 10 min. The HR changes in the two groups were very similar.