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Should we target higher or lower oxygen saturation targets in the preterm infant?

Journal of Perinatology volume 39, pages 758–760 (2019)Cite this article

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Manuscript citation: Askie LM, Darlow BA, Finer N, Schmidt B, Stenson B, Tarnow-Mordi W, et al. Association between oxygen saturation targeting and death or disability in extremely preterm infants in the neonatal oxygenation prospective meta-analysis collaboration. JAMA 2018;319:2190–201.

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The Journal Club is a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine and the International Society for Evidence-Based Neonatology (EBNEO.org).

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Drennan, S., Szyld, E. Should we target higher or lower oxygen saturation targets in the preterm infant?. J Perinatol 39, 758–760 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0325-x

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