Pulse oximetry values of neonates admitted for care and receiving routine oxygen therapy at a resource‐limited hospital in Kenya

Abstract

There is a high prevalence of hypoxaemia at admission and a strong association between hypoxaemia and mortality in this Kenyan neonatal unit. Many neonates had out of range SpO₂ values while receiving oxygen. Further research is needed to test strategies aimed at improving the accuracy of oxygen provision in low-resource settings.