Neonatal Respiratory Insufficiency, AE

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** An adverse event in a newborn characterized by significant impairment of gas exchange resulting in compensatory breathing efforts and eventually hypoxia and/or hypercarbia. Note: Consider this adverse event for any patient whose respiratory condition deteriorates from baseline. If any specific diagnosis is identified: use diagnosis-specific scale (e.g. respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), pulmonary hemorrhage).

**Synonyms:** - Neonatal Respiratory Insufficiency - Neonatal Respiratory Insufficiency, Adverse Event - Neonatal respiratory insufficiency