Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
2035392 
Journal Article 
Non-invasively derived respiratory severity score and oxygenation index in ventilated newborn infants 
Iyer, NP; Mhanna, MJ 
2013 
1 
Pediatric Pulmonology
ISSN: 8755-6863
EISSN: 1099-0496 
48 
4 
364-369 
English 
23359457 
WOS:000316629100006 
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the respiratory severity score (RSS) and oxygenation index (OI) in intubated, mechanically ventilated, newborn infants.

STUDY DESIGN: In a retrospective cohort study (December 2006 to June 2010) medical records of all infants who were admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and required invasive mechanical ventilation were reviewed for patients' demographics, ventilator settings, and arterial blood gas (ABG).

RESULTS: During the study period 2,332 infants were admitted to our NICU, and 425 infants were intubated and had an ABG with a gestational age of 30.5 ± 4.9 weeks and a birth weight of 1,635 ± 923 g (mean ± standard deviation). There was a strong association between RSS and OI in infants with oxygen saturation (SaO2 ) between 88% and 94% (R2  = 0.982, n = 101; P < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: In intubated newborn infants, there is a strong association between RSS and OI at SaO2 between 88% and 94%. 
newborn infants; respiratory failure; hypoxia; Oxygenation Index; Respiratory Severity Score