Abstract
Background
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program recommends initial resuscitation of preterm infants with low oxygen (O2) followed by titration to target preductal saturations (SpO2). We studied the effect of resuscitation with titrated O2 on gas exchange, pulmonary, and systemic hemodynamics.
Methodology
Twenty-nine preterm lambs (127 d gestation) were randomized to resuscitation with 21% O2 (n = 7), 100% O2 (n = 6), or initiation at 21% and titrated to target SpO2 (n = 16). Seven healthy term control lambs were ventilated with 21% O2.
Results
Preductal SpO2 achieved by titrating O2 was within the desired range similar to term lambs in 21% O2. Resuscitation of preterm lambs with 21% and 100% O2 resulted in SpO2 below and above the target, respectively. Ventilation of preterm lambs with 100% O2 and term lambs with 21% O2 effectively decreased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). In contrast, preterm lambs with 21% O2 and titrated O2 demonstrated significantly higher PVR than term lambs on 21% O2.
Conclusion(s)
Initial resuscitation with 21% O2 followed by titration of O2 led to suboptimal pulmonary vascular transition at birth in preterm lambs. Ventilation with 100% O2 in preterm lambs caused hyperoxia but reduced PVR similar to term lambs on 21% O2. Studies evaluating the initiation of resuscitation at a higher O2 concentration followed by titration based on SpO2 in preterm neonates are needed.
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Chandrasekharan, P., Rawat, M., Gugino, S.F. et al. Effect of various inspired oxygen concentrations on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics and oxygenation during resuscitation in a transitioning preterm model. Pediatr Res 84, 743–750 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-018-0085-x
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