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Oxygen saturation and outcomes in preterm infants

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BACKGROUND: The clinically appropriate range for oxygen saturation in preterm infants is unknown. Previous studies have shown that infants had reduced rates of retinopathy of prematurity when lower targets of oxygen saturation were used.

METHODS: In three international randomized, controlled trials, we evaluated the effects of targeting an oxygen saturation of 85 to 89%, as compared with a range of 91 to 95%, on disability-free survival...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1056/nejmoa1302298

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Publisher:
Massachusetts Medical Society Publisher's website
Journal:
New England Journal of Medicine Journal website
Volume:
368
Issue:
22
Pages:
2094-2104
Publication date:
2013-05-05
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EISSN:
1533-4406
ISSN:
0028-4793
Pmid:
23642047
Language:
English
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pubs:400674
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uuid:0d070590-ce71-448f-9eec-c318790ebbee
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pubs:400674
Source identifiers:
400674
Deposit date:
2018-07-24

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