Neonatal anaesthesia and the ex-preterm infant — viva

PMA

Calculate the postmenstrual age and place it in the apnoea window: in nonanaemic infants free of recovery-room apnoea, Cote's combined analysis put the risk at no less than 5% (95% confidence) until 48 weeks postconceptual age at gestational age 35, and no less than 1% until 56 weeks at gestational age 32. Review bronchopulmonary dysplasia, apnoeas, anaemia, intercurrent respiratory infection and airway anomaly — the last two raise laryngospasm risk (upper respiratory infection OR 2.03, airway anomaly OR 3.35).^[4][3]