THE RELEVANCE OF CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS IN NEWBORNS
In this paper the author focuses on the continuing relevance of clinical diagnosis within the framework of practical healthcare. Up to the present day not all medical institutions have an opportunity to analyze blood gases in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome, so respiratory disorder assessment using Downes and Silverman-Anderson scales still remains the main diagnostic modality. However, in experience, the comparative assessment according to the aforementioned scales often differs from actual results, which leads to the neonatologist doubting about the choice of respiratory support type. The author suggests the new (modified) scale, which involves a more detailed description of the clinical picture of respiratory distress estimated in points. Based on the results obtained, corresponding oxygen-therapy types are proposed.