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To the Editor We read with interest the call from members of the Vital Signs project for national initiatives to improve measures of quality of care and outcomes in children.1 Problems caused by a lack of consistent measures are well recognized in research2 and quality improvement.3 We agree that work to develop clinically meaningful, standardized outcomes and other measures in pediatrics is overdue.
Carboxyhemoglobin levels in blood reflect endogenous carbon monoxide production and are often measured during routine blood gas analysis. Endogenous carbon monoxide production has been reported to be increased during sepsis, but carboxyhemoglobin levels have not been thoroughly evaluated as a biomarker of sepsis. We sought to determine whether carboxyhemoglobin levels were elevated during sepsis in a high risk population of premature neonates.
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