Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements of Cerebral Oxygenation in Newborns during Immediate Postnatal Adaptation

Autor: Esther Keller, Daniel Haensse, Martin Wolf, Hans Ulrich Bucher, Jörg Ersch, Gabriele Schulz, Jean-Claude Fauchère
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: The Journal of Pediatrics. 156:372-376
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.050
Popis: Objective In view of growing concerns regarding the optimal supplementation of oxygen at birth, we measured cerebral oxygenation during the first minutes of life. Study design Using near-infrared spectroscopy, changes in cerebral oxygenated hemoglobin (O 2 Hb), dexoxygenated hemoglobin (HHb), and tissue oxygenation index (TOI) were measured during the first 15 minutes of life in 20 healthy newborn infants delivered at term by elective cesarean section. Results O 2 Hb and TOI increased rapidly within the first minutes of life (median slope for O 2 Hb, 3.4 μmol/L/min; range, 1.4 to 20.6 μmol/L/min; median slope for TOI, 4.2 %/min; range, -0.4 to 27.3%/min), and cerebral HHb decreased (median slope, -4.8 μmol/L/min; range, -0.2 to -20.6 μmol/L/min). O 2 Hb, TOI, and HHb all reached a plateau within 8 minutes. Conclusions A significant increase in cerebral O 2 Hb and TOI and a significant decrease in HHb occur during immediate adaptation in healthy term newborns, reaching a steady plateau at around 8 minutes after birth.
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