A CLINICAL STUDY IN PRETERM NEONATES TO ASSES THE EFFECT OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION ON OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IN BRAIN AND GUT CIRCULATIO
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: D539- Nutritional anemia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/12/022463
- Lead Sponsor
- Deptt of Neonatology Sir ganga Ram Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Neonates requiring RBC transfusion during their NICU stay as per Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) guidelines
Exclusion Criteria
Following neonates will be excluded from study:
i.Neonates requiring invasive mechanical Ventilation and/or inotropic support.
ii.Intraventricular hemorrhage Grade II or more.
iii.Diagnosis of NEC at the time of transfusion.
iv.Major congenital anomalies
v.Parental refusal to participation in study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i.To compare the regional cerebral regional oxygen saturation (crSO2) and splanchnic regional oxygen saturation (srSO2) using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) before and after RBC transfusion in preterm neonates.Timepoint: i.To compare the regional cerebral regional oxygen saturation (crSO2) and splanchnic regional oxygen saturation (srSO2) using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) before and after RBC transfusion in preterm neonates.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i.Cerebral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (cFTOE) and splanchnic fractional tissue oxygen extraction (sFTOE) levels. <br/ ><br>ii.Heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure and proportion of time spent with saturation below 80%. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: i.Cerebral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (cFTOE) and splanchnic fractional tissue oxygen extraction (sFTOE) levels. <br/ ><br>ii.Heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure and proportion of time spent with saturation below 80%. <br/ ><br>