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Maximo Vento1, Ola Didrik Saugstad2
1Division of Neonatology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Avenida Fernando Abril Martorell 106, Valencia 46026, Spain.
Abstract:
Transition into the extrauterine world is characterized by a substantial increase in oxygen availability to tissue. Exact oxygen provision may be needed to avoid negative consequences of hypoxia or hyperoxia. For term and near-term infants, it is recommended to start with air and titrate the oxygen supplement to the saturation nomogram. However, oxygen supplementation in infants less than 32 weeks' gestation is an unsolved conundrum. At present, the inspired fraction of oxygen is set according to gestational age and blended to achieve targeted saturations and heart rates. Studies are still needed to overcome uncertainties about oxygen supplementation during preterm stabilization.
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