Neonatal Cerebral Oxygenation After Exposure to Oxygen Evaluated With the INVOS Oximeter

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

• Due to the increased risk of brain damage, continuous monitoring of the cerebral oxygenation is interesting. The investigators will evaluate the capability of the INVOS Oximeter to detect induced changes in the cerebral regional saturation.

• The purpose of the study is to investigate our hypothesis that cerebral vasoconstriction after oxygen exposure is prolonged in preterm infants compared to term infants.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
• Collaborator: The Ludvig & Sara Elsass Foundation

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Newborns with a gestational age of 32-40 weeks

• Clinically stable

• +/- CPAP with a oxygen limit below 30%

• Parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe birth asphyxia

• Prohibition of oxygen exposure