Is initiating delivery room stabilization/resuscitation in very low birth weight ( VLBW ) infants with an FiO ( 2 ) less than 100 % feasible?
DR resuscitation of VLBW infants can be initiated with less oxygen even with room air without concomitant overt morbidity. This change was associated with more infants with an initial PaO(2) <80 mm Hg and lower saturation values on admission as well as a lower FiO(2) requirement at 24 h.
These results implicate endopins 1 and 2 as endogenous protease inhibitors in neuropeptide-containing secretory vesicles and neuroendocrine tissues.