Development of Modified Combined Apgar Scoring System for Evaluation of Infants in the Delivery Room

Apgar scoring system has been widely used for the evaluation of the infant's postnatal condition. As conventional Apgar scoring system is affected by gestational age and resuscitative efforts, there is a need for development of new scoring systems for the assessment in the delivery room. Herein, Modified Combined Apgar scoring system which includes two new parameters (cord blood pH and targeted oxygen saturation level) has been developed and the utility of this modified system was compared with Conventional and Combined Apgar scoring systems for prediction of hospitalization.

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Key information

Conditions

Neonatal Respiratory Failure

Age range

Up to 2 hour

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Kucukcekmece, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This is a prospective cohort study. Conventional, Combined and Modified Combined Apgar scores at minutes 1 and 5 are all recorded. For Modified scoring system, blood sample is obtained from the umbilical artery and pulse oximetry is used for measurement of oxygen saturation. Prediction of NICU hospitalization is used as a surrogate parameter to compare the scores.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Term neonates Preterm neonates Parental approval

Exclusion criteria

Major congenital/chromosomal abnormalities Lack of informed consent Stillbirth Outborn infants

Treatment and study plan

Modified Apgar Scoring System

Other

Modified APGAR scoring system

Primary outcomes

Modified Combined Apgar scoring

Time frame: 10 months

The predictive value of Modified Combined Apgar scoring for hospitalization of infants

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: May 25, 2017
Registry last updated: Aug 13, 2019

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