Predicting outcome in neonatal hypoxic respiratory failure with the score for neonatal acute physiology (SNAP) and highest oxygen index (OI) in the first 24 hours of admission.

Objective: To determine the clinical utility of SNAP score versus the highest oxygen index (OI) in first 24 hours of admission in predicting outcome of HRF.

Study Design: All admissions (1991 to 1999) > or =36 weeks gestation, ventilated for > or =12 hours with FiO(2)> or =0.50, without congenital anomalies were reviewed.