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185 of 329 neonatal transports in 1981 used a portable battery operated TcPO2 monitor. The FiO2 at start and end of transport was compared with 144 transports without the TcPO2 monitor. The initial FiO2 and the magnitude of change were similar in both groups. However, the likelihood of FiO2 change was significantly (p<0.0001) greater in the TcPO2 group. Especially in the group when the FiO2 at onset of transport was below 60%, the TcPO2 group was significantly more likely to lower the FiO2 concentration.
It is probable that use of the TcPO2 monitor gives more confidence and hence increases the likelihood of FiO2 changes during neonatal transports.
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Krishnan, V., Douglas, K. INFLUENCE OF A PORTABLE TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITOR (TcPO2) ON OXYGEN CONCENTRATION (FiO2) CHANGES DURING NEONATAL TRANSPORTS. Pediatr Res 18 (Suppl 4), 330 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198404001-01425
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198404001-01425