Tissue Oxygenation in Newborns With Congenital Heart Defects
Tissue Oxygenation in Newborns With Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects and NIRS
Brain, kidney and intestinal tissue oxygenation in newborns with congenital heart defects assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy.
Inclusion Criteria:
Investigators included term newborns with critical structural CHD (of different types) who required surgical or transcatheter procedure in the first year of life. CHD were diagnosed by pediatric cardiologist by clinical examination and echocardiography.
Exclusion Criteria:
The exclusion criteria were pulmonary or neurological disease, perinatal asphyxia, acute illness, prematurity and congenital abnormality other than CHD.