Automated Versus Manual Oxygen Control in Preterm Babies on Respiratory Support

Patient characteristics, ventilator, and blood gas parameters at the time of study will be shown in Tabular form. At the start of the study, half of the babies will be randomly assigned to a manual 12-hour period where a bedside nurse will adjust the FiO2 of the baby according to SpO2 levels, and half of the babies to an automated 12-hour period where Oxygenie will adjust FiO2 according to target SpO2 levels. After 12 hours, they will be shifted to contralateral intervention. The ventilator parameters (peak inspiratory pressure, positive end expiratory pressure, and rate) will be compared between the automated and manual 12-hour periods. The amount of time spent within different ranges of SpO2 will also be measured and shown in tabular form.