AUTHOR=Salverda Hylke H. , Dekker Janneke , Witlox Ruben S. G. M. , Dargaville Peter A. , Pauws Steffen , te Pas Arjan B. 

TITLE=Comparing Descriptive Statistics for Retrospective Studies From One-per-Minute and One-per-Second Data

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.845378

DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.845378

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Large amounts of data are collected in neonatal intensive care units, which could be used for research. It is unclear whether these data, usually sampled at a lower frequency, are sufficient for retrospective studies. We investigated what to expect when using one-per-minute data for descriptive statistics.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>One-per-second inspiratory oxygen and saturation were processed to one-per-minute data and compared, on average, standard deviation, target range time, hypoxia, days of supplemental oxygen, and missing signal.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Outcomes calculated from data recordings (one-per-minute = 92, one-per-second = 92) showed very little to no difference. Sub analyses of recordings under 100 and 200 h showed no difference.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>In our study, descriptive statistics of one-per-minute data were comparable to one-per-second and could be used for retrospective analyses. Comparable routinely collected one-per-minute data could be used to develop algorithms or find associations, retrospectively.</p></sec>