Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Compared With Apgar Scores

Kern Medical Center100 enrolled

Overview

Apgar score is a subjective measure to assess prognosis and future outcome of a newborn. Pulse oximetry taken at 1, 5 and 10 minutes will be correlated to apgar scores in respective times in an goal to assess the usability of pulse oximetry as an added tool in determining the newborn prognosis

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Newborns Delivered at KMC OB/GYN Department

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Newborns delivered vaginaly or by C-section at Kern Medical Center labor and delivery ward Exclusion Criteria: known cardiopulmonary disease of the newborn

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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