Do hyperoxaemia and hypocapnia add to the risk of brain injury after intrapartum asphyxia?

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Episodes of hyperoxaemia and hypocapnia, which may contribute to brain injury, occur unintentionally in severely asphyxiated neonates in the first postnatal hours. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hyperoxaemia and/or hypocapnia during the first 2 hours of life add to the risk of brain injury after intrapartum asphyxia.

Authors

Klinger G; Beyene J; Shah P; Perlman M

Journal

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. f49–f52

Publisher

BMJ

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

DOI

10.1136/adc.2003.048785

ISSN

1359-2998

Associated Experts

Joseph Beyene

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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