Intermittent Hypoxemia in Preterm Infants

• Published in: Clinics in perinatology Vol. 46; no. 3; p. 553
• Main Authors: Di Fiore, Juliann M, MacFarlane, Peter M, Martin, Richard J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Gestational Age; Global Health; Humans; Hypoxia - blood; Hypoxia - etiology; Incidence; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases - blood; Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology; Oximetry; Oxygen - blood; Hypoxia; Intermittent hypoxemia; Retinopathy of prematurity; Pulse oximetry; Outcomes; Neurodevelopmental impairment

Intermittent hypoxemia (IH) events are common during early postnatal life, particularly in preterm infants. These events have been associated with multiple morbidities, including retinopathy of prematurity, sleep disordered breathing, neurodevelopmental impairment, and mortality. The relationship be...