Technology Plan
Suggested technologies are limited to those proven to show benefit or are the only known technologies with a particular capability. As other technology options may exist, please send information on any additional technologies, along with appropriate evidence, to info@patientsafetymovement.org. - Select technologies that have been shown to improve neonatal outcomes, including but not limited to: blenders, pulse oximetry, and heated humidifiers.
- Use blenders in all circumstances when administering oxygen, including the delivery room.
- Bird, Carefusion, Precision Medical’s low-flow and high-flow oxygen-air blenders
- Use heated humidifiers when using CPAP and in all circumstances where the infant is intubated, even for a few minutes.
- Consider using heated humidifiers in the delivery room.
- For pulse oximetry, select equipment that can measure through motion and low perfusion conditions to avoid inaccurate measurements/false alarms and identify true alarms and is proven effective for neonatal oxygen targeting.
- Masimo Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximetry (until another technology is proven to be equivalent)
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Topic
Neonatal Oxygen Targeting
Neonatal Oxygen Targeting actively addresses the administration and monitoring of oxygen in newborn infants to prevent both hypoxia and hyperoxia.