Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37673820›Full record

ArticleJournal of Korean Academy of Nursing2023

[Analysis of ROX Index, ROX-HR Index, and SpO

Sun Hee Choi, Dong Yeon Kim, Byung Yun Song, Yang Sook Yoo

Open access · hybridAbstract readEnglish Abstract
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Non-invasive SpO2/FiO2 ratio (SFR) as surrogate for PaO2/FiO2 ratio (PFR): A scoping review.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sun Hee ChoiHospice and Palliative Care Team, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1643-3535
Dong Yeon KimNursing Innovation Unit, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9500-5792
Byung Yun SongHealthcare Quality Policy Team, The Catholic Education Foundation, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1152-5374
Yang Sook YooDepartment of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ysyoo@catholic.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-0539
Catholic University of Korea · KRSt. Mary's Hospital · USThe Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the use of the respiratory rate oxygenation (ROX) index, ROX-heart rate (ROX-HR) index, and saturation of percutaneous oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (SF ratio) to predict weaning from high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in patients with respiratory distress in a pediatric intensive care unit.

methodsA total of 107 children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit were enrolled in the study between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021. Data on clinical and personal information, ROX index, ROX-HR index, and SF ratio were collected from nursing records. The data were analyzed using an independent t-test, χ² test, Mann-Whitney U test, and area under the curve (AUC).

resultsSeventy-five (70.1%) patients were successfully weaned from HFNC, while 32 (29.9%) failed. Considering specificity and sensitivity, the optimal cut off points for predicting treatment success and failure of HFNC oxygen therapy were 6.88 and 10.16 (ROX index), 5.23 and 8.61 (ROX-HR index), and 198.75 and 353.15 (SF ratio), respectively. The measurement of time showed that the most significant AUC was 1 hour before HFNC interruption.

conclusionThe ROX index, ROX-HR index, and SF ratio appear to be promising tools for the early prediction of treatment success or failure in patients initiated on HFNC for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Nurses caring for critically ill pediatric patients should closely observe and periodically check their breathing patterns. It is important to continuously monitor three indexes to ensure that ventilation assistance therapy is started at the right time.

Indexed as

CannulaRespiratory RateArea Under CurveChildHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricOxygenOxygenCannulaHeart RateIntensive Care Unit, PediatricOxygen SaturationRespiratory Insufficiency

Identifiers

PMID37673820
OpenAlexW4386430203

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.