Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Brief Report(s)

Authors

1 Division of Neonatology, Afzalipour Medical Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Future Studies, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), who are treated according to INSURE protocol; require arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis to decide on appropriate management. We conducted this study to investigate the validity of pulse oximetry instead of frequent ABG analysis in the evaluation of these patients. From a total of 193 blood samples obtained from 30 neonates

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