Monitoring lung and cerebral oxygenation using near-infrared spectroscopy in preterm infants during kangaroo mother care.

ABSTRACT: Lung function has never been assessed during kangaroo mother care (KMC) in preterm infants. We measured lung (rSO₂L) and cerebral (rSO₂C) oxygenation by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in infants born at less than 32 weeks of gestation or weighing ≤ 1500 g during KMC. rSO₂L, rSO₂C, and pulmonary (FOEL) and cerebral (FOEC) tissue oxygen extraction fraction were measured in 20 preterm infants before, during, and after a 2-h period of KMC at a mean postnatal age of 36 ± 21 days of life. We found that rSO₂L, rSO₂C, FOEL, and FOEC did not change in our patients. After 120 min of KMC, rSO₂L was lower (71.3 ± 1.4 vs. 76.7 ± 4.6%; P = 0.012) in infants with BPD (n = 6; 30%) than in infants without BPD (n = 14 = 60%), wh

SUBMITTER: Dani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature