Enhancing patient safety through improved surveillance in Safe Patient Care Oxygen Toxicity in the Preterm Infant
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چکیده
1. Discuss appropriate strategies to minimize oxygen free radical injury to the developing eyes, brain, lung, and gastrointestinal tract. 2. Describe the effects of oxygen toxicity on the developing nervous system 3. Identify the ideal limits for establishing Sp0 2 at specific gestational ages and postnatal ages 4. Describe the best initiatives to improve staff compliance to prescribed Sp0 2 limits
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