There is now good evidence unpublished and published1,2 that neonatal intensive care is associated with increased survival. The major cause of neonatal mortality is the idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS); hence the decrease in neonatal mortality can be ascribed, in part at least, to improvement in the management of infants with this syndrome. The arterial oxygen tension while breathing 100% oxygen has been shown to be the most valuable prognosticator for outcome in this disease;3,4 an oxygen tension less than 100 mm Hg (in 100% oxygen) during the first 24 hours is associated with a markedly increased mortality. Thus central in the management scheme is adequate oxygenation.
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机译：现在有大量尚未发表和发表的证据1,2，表明新生儿重症监护与生存率的提高有关。新生儿死亡的主要原因是特发性呼吸窘迫综合征（IRDS）。因此，新生儿死亡率的降低至少可以部分归因于该综合征婴儿的管理得到改善。呼吸100％氧气时的动脉血氧张力已被证明是该病预后最有价值的预后因素; 3,4在最初的24小时内，低于100 mm Hg（100％氧）的氧张力与死亡率显着增加。因此，管理计划的核心是充足的充氧。
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