Resuscitation of newborn infants: from oxygen to room air
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 376; Issue: 9757 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60543-0
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
ResumoOver the past decade, there has been lively discussion about the optimum oxygen concentration for resuscitation of newborn babies. 1 Tarnow-Mordi WO Room air or oxygen for asphyxiated babies?. Lancet. 1998; 352: 341-342 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (17) Google Scholar , 2 Hansmann G Neonatal resuscitation on air: it is time to turn down the oxygen tanks. Lancet. 2004; 364: 1293-1294 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (30) Google Scholar Until recently, the routine had been to use 100% oxygen for resuscitation at birth, but was this harmful? Elemental oxygen was discovered in about 1775 and, by 1780, it was being used to resuscitate newborns. It took, however, 200 years before this unproven practice was questioned 3 Saugstad OD Aasen AO Plasma hypoxanthine concentrations in pigs: a prognostic aid in hypoxia. Eur Surg Res. 1980; 12: 123-129 Crossref PubMed Scopus (105) Google Scholar and systematic experimental and clinical studies were done to assess the short-term and long-term effects of oxygen.
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