International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, ISSN 1927-1255 print, 1927-1263 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 1, June 2013, pages 19-23


Oxygen Saturation Profile in Healthy Term Neonates in the Immediate Post Natal Period

Tables

Table 1. Maternal and Neonatal Baseline Variables
 
Patient CharacteristicValue/No. of Patients (%)
Birth weight (kg)
  ≤ 2.523 (8.3)
  2.5 - 3.5233 (83.8)
  ≥ 3.522 (7.9)
Sex
  Male143 (51.4)
  Female135 (48.6)
Maternal age
  < 20 years15 (5.4)
  20 - 30 years249 (89.2)
  > 30 years15 (5.4)
Maternal Hemoglobin (gm%)
  < 11123 (44.2)
  11 - 14148 (53.2)
  > 147 (2.6)
Type of labour
Spontaneous100 (36)
Induced178 (64)
Method of Induction
Oxytocin (i/v)157 (88.2)
Prostaglandin E2 vaginal gel21 (11.8)

 

Table 2. Comparison of Pre and Post Ductal SpO2 Values at 1, 3 and 5 and 10 Minutes of Life
 
TimePre ductal regionsPost ductal regionsP value
Mean (S.D)RangeMean (S.D)Range
1 minute70.13 (8.74)40 - 8862.90 (10)19 - 880.000 (P < 0.001)
3 minute81.35 (6.76)52 - 9577.01 (7.99)43 - 890.000 (P < 0.001)
5 minutes87.65 (5.71)71 - 9784.74 (6.85)51 - 950.000 (P < 0.001)
10 minutes92.77(3.89)77 - 9891.53 (5.6)70 - 980.000 (P < 0.001)

 

Table 3. Time to Reach 90% Saturation
 
Pre ductalPost ductalP value
Mean7.40 minutes (SD = 4.5)9.5 minutes (SD = 5.36)P = 0.000, < 0.001
Median7 minutes (IQR = 2)7 minutes (IQR = 3)P = 0.000, < 0.001