APGAR
Rapid newborn clinical assessment
The APGAR score is generally measured at one and five minutes after birth. Scores 3 and below are generally regarded as critically low, 4 to 6 fairly low, and 7 to 10 generally normal. Infants with lower scores may require further evaluation and intervention.
While the APGAR score is named after its creator, Dr. Virginia Apgar, the following acronym is used as a mnemonic:
- Appearance
- Pulse
- Grimace
- Activity
- Respirations
- [1]Apgar, Virginia.: A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant.Curr Res Anesth Analg 1953; 32 (4): 260-267.
Results
Real-time automated computation
The APGAR score is generally measured at one and five minutes after birth. Scores 3 and below are generally regarded as critically low, 4 to 6 fairly low, and 7 to 10 generally normal. Infants with lower scores may require further evaluation and intervention.
While the APGAR score is named after its creator, Dr. Virginia Apgar, the following acronym is used as a mnemonic:
- Appearance
- Pulse
- Grimace
- Activity
- Respirations
- [1]Apgar, Virginia.: A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant.Curr Res Anesth Analg 1953; 32 (4): 260-267.