TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Comparison of respiratory physiologic features when infants are placed in car safety seats or car beds
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Kinane, T. Bernard
A1  - Murphy, Robert X.
A1  - Bass, J. L.
A1  - Corwin, Michael J.
SP  - 522
EP  - 527
VL  - 118
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the respiratory physiologic features of healthy term infants placed in either a car bed or a car safety seat. METHODS: Within the first 1 week of life, 67 healthy term infants were recruited and assigned randomly to be monitored in either a car bed (33 infants) or a car safety seat (34 infants). Physiologic data, including oxygen saturation and frequency and type of apnea, were obtained and analyzed in a blinded manner. RESULTS: The groups spent similar amounts of time in the devices (car bed: 71.6 minutes; car seat: 74.2 minutes). The mean oxygen saturation values were not different between the groups (car bed: 97.1%; car seat: 97.3%). The percentages of time with oxygen saturation of < 95% were also similar for the 2 groups (car bed: 18.3%; car seat: 11.8%). In both groups, a number of infants spent high percentages of study time with oxygen saturation of < 95%. The 6 infants with the most time at this level were all in the car safety seat group (54%-63% of study time). Values for the 6 infants in the car bed group with the most time at this level were lower (20%-42%). This difference in the duration of oxygen saturation of < 95% was not statistically significant. The mean end-tidal carbon dioxide levels and the numbers of episodes of apnea were similar for the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: The respiratory physiologic features of infants in the 2 car safety devices were observed to be similar. Of note, substantial periods of time with oxygen saturation of < 95% were surprisingly common in both groups.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-2712
ID  - ref1
ER  -