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Managing established bronchopulmonary dysplasia without using routine blood gas measurements
Matthew J Kielt1, Laurie C Eldredge2, Edward G Shepherd1
1Comprehensive Center for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Objective:
Routine blood gas measurements are common in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (sBPD) and are a noxious stimulus. We developed a guideline-driven approach to evaluate the care of infants with sBPD without routine blood gas sampling in the chronic phase of NICU care (after diagnosis at 36 weeks PMA).
Study Design:
We examined blood gas utilization and outcomes in our sBPD inpatient care unit using data collected between 2014 and 2020.
Results:
485 sBPD infants met inclusion criteria, and 303 (62%) never had a blood gas obtained after 36 weeks PMA. In infants who had blood gas measurements, the median number of total blood gases per patient was only 4 (IQR 1-10). We did not identify adverse effects on hospital outcomes in patients without routine blood gas measurements.
Conclusions:
We found that patients with established BPD could be managed without routine blood gas analyses after 36 weeks PMA.
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