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. 2021 Aug 7;10(16):e020851. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.020851

Table 1.

The Home Video Telemetry Score for Single Ventricle Interstage Infants

Score Respiratory Rate Respiratory Effort Color Behavior Skin Appearance
0 20 to 39 No accessory muscle use, no retractions Pink or mild cyanosis Playing/sleeping appropriately, baseline activity, smiling, and tracking parents No wound concern/rash Expected appearance
1 40 to 49 Mild subcostal retractions Pale Sleepy, somnolent when not disturbed Wound infection concerns (erythema/swelling/discharge) or rash Mild concern
2 50 to 59 Moderate subcostal retractions, flaring Gray Irritable, difficult to console Significant concern
3 60 to 69 Suprasternal/intercostal retractions Gray and mottled Lethargic, floppy, reduced response to stimulation or pain
4 <20 or ≥70 Severe subcostal retractions, head bobbing, paradoxical breathing