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- Title
The use of overnight oximetry in neonates: A literature review.
- Authors
Flint, Anndrea; Davies, Mark W.
- Abstract
There is much debate between neonatologists and paediatricians about appropriate oxygen saturation targets for babies with chronic neonatal lung disease (CNLD). Overnight oximetry is used to guide the fraction of inspired oxygen to use. We did this literature review to examine the current literature on the use of overnight oximetry in term infants, preterm infants and babies with CNLD (especially relevant to ex-preterm babies with CNLD going home on oxygen). We reviewed the literature from January 1990 to October 2017 by searching the following databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, The Joanna Briggs Institute, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, ProQuest and Science Direct. Sixteen articles were included in the review. The literature available on overnight oximetry in neonates is limited, it is not contemporary, and it reports studies that did not use oximeters with modern software for data collection and analysis. It is imperative that reference ranges be defined for overnight oximetry parameters so that babies are not inadvertently administered inappropriate amounts of oxygen.
- Subjects
LUNG diseases; OXIMETRY; PREMATURE infants; OXIDATIVE stress; NEONATAL intensive care; TREATMENT of premature infant diseases; LUNG disease diagnosis; LUNG disease treatment; CHRONIC diseases; HOSPITAL night care; PREMATURE infant diseases; OXYGEN; REFERENCE values; SYSTEMATIC reviews
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2018, Vol 54, Issue 7, p720
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/jpc.13935