Clinical Guideline Clinics in perinatology 1998

Resuscitation with room-air or oxygen supplementation.

Saugstad OD — Clinics in perinatology, 1998

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Summary

What Researchers Did

This clinical guideline reviewed existing data regarding the optimal oxygen concentration for newborn resuscitation.

What They Found

The review indicated that 100% oxygen is not optimal for newborn resuscitation. Instead, ambient air appeared to offer several advantages over supplemental oxygen for resuscitating newborns.

What This Means for Canadian Patients

Canadian newborns requiring resuscitation could potentially benefit from revised clinical guidelines that advocate for room-air over 100% oxygen. This approach may lead to improved outcomes for infants needing resuscitation in Canadian hospitals.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as indicated by the metadata.

Study Limitations

As a clinical guideline from 1998, this review's recommendations are based on data available at that time and may not reflect more recent evidence.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Guideline
Category	Systematic Reviews
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	9779345
Year Published	1998
Journal	Clinics in perinatology
MeSH Terms	Air; Asphyxia Neonatorum; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Infant, Newborn; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Treatment Outcome

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