Research Article

The Effect of Arterial pH on Oxygenation Persists Even in Infants Treated with Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Table 1

Demographic data for study patients according to pH responsive status.

Responders ( 𝑛 = 3 1 ) ; (60.7%)Non-responders ( 𝑛 = 2 0 ) (39.2%)

Mean birth weight3343 gm (2040–5178)3257 gm (2670–4200)
Mean gestational age39 wk (36.14–41.86)38.45 wk (35.14–41.71)
Males : females17 : 1216 : 6

Primary diagnosis
 Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)12 (39%)13 (65%)
 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)1 (3%)2 (10%)
 Pneumonia4 (13%)1 (5%)
 Asphyxia1 (3%)2 (10%)
 Blood aspiration2 (6%)0
 Sepsis5 (16%)4 (20%)
 Cardiomyopathy1 (3%)0
 Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)3 (10%)0
 Mean age at iNO initiation23.2 hours25.1 hours

 ECMO3 (10%)8 (40%)
 No ECMO28 (90%)12 (60%)
 Survival to discharge31 (100%)19 (95%)