A comparative study of the effect of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation and nasal continuous positive airway pressure on the regional brain tissue oximetry in premature newborns weighing <1500 g

Background: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides the capability of monitoring oxygenation levels in cerebral microscopic vessels, enabling the operator to observe the spontaneous changes in the levels of hemoglobin concentration in tissue and interpret the resulting fluctuations. The current s...

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Main Authors: Alireza Sadeghnia, Marzieh Zamani Foroshani, Zohreh Badiei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=41;epage=41;aulast=