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SUBMITTER: Greisen G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4841944 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Greisen Gorm G Andresen Bjørn B Plomgaard Anne Mette AM Hyttel-Sørensen Simon S
Neurophotonics 20160425 3
Preterm birth constitutes a major cause of death before 5 years of age and it is a major cause of neurodevelopmental impairment across the world. Preterm infants are most unstable during the transition between fetal and newborn life during the first days of life and most brain damage occurs in this period. The brain of the preterm infant is accessible for tissue oximetry by near-infrared spectroscopy. Cerebral oximetry has the potential to improve the long-term outcome by helping to tailor the s ...[more]