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. 2018 Feb 5;177(5):683–689. doi: 10.1007/s00431-018-3093-2

Table 3.

Number and percentage of neonates with low admission saturation by CCHD diagnosis, excluding neonates < 1.8 kg, < 34 weeks gestation, with co-morbidities, ventilatory and/or oxygen requirement

Diagnosis (N) Admission pulse oximetry oxygen saturation threshold (%)
≤ 90 ≤ 92 ≤ 95
N % (95% CI) N % (95% CI) N % (95% CI)
AS (5) 0 0 (0–0) 0 0 (0–0) 1 20 (0–55)
CoA (41) **,*** 6 15 (3–26) 8 20 (7–32) 17 42 (26–57)
HLHS (38) **,*** 14 37 (22–52) 19 50 (34–66) 34 90 (80–99)
IAA (4) 1 25 (0–67) 1 25 (0–67) 3 75 (33–100)
PA (12) 8 67 (40–93) 10 83 (62–100) 11 92 (76–100)
PS (11) 3 27 (1–54) 4 36 (8–65) 4 36 (8–65)
TAPVD (3) 3 100 (100–100) 3 100 (100–100) 3 100 (100–100)
TGA (62) 52 84 (75–93) 53 86 (77–94) 55 89 (81–97)
ToF (32) **,*** 9 28 (13–44) 11 34 (20–51) 21 66 (49–82)
Total (208) **,*** 96 46 (39–53) 109 52 (46–59) 149 72 (66–78)

(N number with oxygen saturation below threshold)

*Statistically significant increase in the number of infants with oxygen saturations ≤ 92% compared to ≤ 90% threshold

**Statistically significant increase in the number of infants with oxygen saturations ≤ 95% compared to ≤ 92% threshold

***Statistically significant increase in the number of infants with oxygen saturations ≤ 95% compared to ≤ 90% threshold