Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Compared With Apgar Scores (newborn O2 sat)

Kern Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Newborns Delivered at KMC OB/GYN Department

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01223573

KMC1234 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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