Feasibility of and delay in obtaining pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation

Colm P F O'Donnell; C Omar F Kamlin; Peter G Davis; Colin J Morley

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.07.025

Feasibility of and delay in obtaining pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation

J Pediatr. 2005 Nov;147(5):698-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.07.025.

Authors

Colm P F O'Donnell¹, C Omar F Kamlin, Peter G Davis, Colin J Morley

Affiliation

¹ Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. colm.odonnell@rwh.org.au

PMID: 16291367
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.07.025

Abstract

Application of the sensor to newly born infants before connection to a pulse oximeter increases the reliability and speed with which data are displayed. Data are available in most infants within 90 seconds of birth. Oximetry may be useful in guiding interventions during resuscitation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Delivery Rooms
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Oximetry / instrumentation*
Oximetry / methods
Resuscitation*
Time Factors
Videotape Recording