Non-Invasive Regional Oxygen Saturation Measurement in the Preterm Neonate

Marrs, Laura

dc.contributor.author	Marrs, Laura
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-30T22:55:16Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-30T22:55:16Z
dc.date.issued	2012-04-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/221247
dc.description	A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.	en
dc.description.abstract	There are several, predictable complications of prematurity that are faced by premature infants. Patent ductus arteriosus is among them. This study is an evaluation of a near infrared spectroscopy device to see if the premature infants can be monitored in order to detect significant ductal steal secondary to symptomatic PDA. We hypothesize that in these cases, there would be a difference between renal and cerebral regional oxygenation. To evaluate a difference, it is essential to first establish baseline regional oxygenation values, which are scarce in current literature. There are many pathophysiologic states experienced by premature infants, such as hypoxic spells and intraventricular hemorrhage, which may affect the data. Therefore, the effects of abnormal brain activity on cerebral monitoring are also evaluated. Our preliminary data shows a mean cerebral reading of 77.5189 and a mean renal reading of 70.9105, both without any linear trends. Now that normative data for regional oxygen saturation in the preterm neonate has been established, this opens up a pathway for the study of additional states, such as the left to right shunt of sPDA, since there is now a standard for comparison.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en_US
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dc.subject.mesh	Oximetry	en
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn	en
dc.subject.mesh	Premature Birth	en
dc.title	Non-Invasive Regional Oxygen Saturation Measurement in the Preterm Neonate	en_US
dc.type	text; Electronic Thesis	en
dc.contributor.department	The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix	en
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the College of Medicine - Phoenix Scholarly Projects 2012 collection. For more information, contact the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Library at pbc-library@email.arizona.edu.	en_US
dc.contributor.mentor	Martin, Gregory	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-14T05:32:55Z
html.description.abstract	There are several, predictable complications of prematurity that are faced by premature infants. Patent ductus arteriosus is among them. This study is an evaluation of a near infrared spectroscopy device to see if the premature infants can be monitored in order to detect significant ductal steal secondary to symptomatic PDA. We hypothesize that in these cases, there would be a difference between renal and cerebral regional oxygenation. To evaluate a difference, it is essential to first establish baseline regional oxygenation values, which are scarce in current literature. There are many pathophysiologic states experienced by premature infants, such as hypoxic spells and intraventricular hemorrhage, which may affect the data. Therefore, the effects of abnormal brain activity on cerebral monitoring are also evaluated. Our preliminary data shows a mean cerebral reading of 77.5189 and a mean renal reading of 70.9105, both without any linear trends. Now that normative data for regional oxygen saturation in the preterm neonate has been established, this opens up a pathway for the study of additional states, such as the left to right shunt of sPDA, since there is now a standard for comparison.