Table 1.
Questionnaire Dutch neonatologists.
| Category | Question | |
|---|---|---|
| Methods and interpretation of monitoring oxygenation | 1 | Which measurement do you use to monitor the oxygenation status of the infant? (pulse oximetry, saturation in blood gas, paO2, NIRS, cvsO2 and tcO2) |
| 2 | What do you find the best parameter to monitor oxygenation status? (pulse oximetry, saturation in blood gas, paO2, NIRS, and tcO2) | |
| 3 | Does your blood gas analyzer have a co-oximetry unit? (yes, no, I do not know what a co-oximetry unit is) | |
| Methods and interpretation of monitoring gas exchange | 4 | Which measurement do you use to monitor gas exchange of the infant? (paCO2, end-tidal CO2, tcO2, and NIRS) |
| 5 | What do you find the best parameter to monitor gas exchange? (paCO2, end-tidal CO2, tcO2, and NIRS) | |
| Interpretation of arterial, venous, and capillary blood gases | 6 | Does ventilation modus (invasive and non-invasive ventilated) matter for preference for type of blood gas (ABG, CBG, and VBG)? |
| 7 | Which component of the analysis of the blood gas (CBG and VBG) is reliable? (pH, pCO2, pO2, base excess, sodium bicarbonate, and oxygen saturation) | |
| 8 | On what condition is the reliability of a CBG dependent? (warm/pink extremities, capillary refill time, central core temperature, and independent of circulatory status of the infant) | |
| 9 | Do you accept a VBG when VENOUS blood is needed, in an infant with respiration support WITHOUT ARTERIAL access and a blood gas sample is needed? | |
PO, pulse oximetry; paO2, partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood gas; tcO2, transcutaneous O2; NIRS, near-infrared spectroscopy; cvsO2, central venous saturation; paCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood gas; tcCO2, transcutaneous CO2; etCO2, end-tidal CO2.