About this trial
This is a prospective observational pilot study investigating if peripheral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (pFTOE) measured by five short near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (re-)applications within the first 6 hours after birth in neonates with respiratory distress differs in neonates with early onset infection and neonate without infection
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Signs of respiratory distress at time-point of inclusion (tachypnoea >60/minutes, grunting, intercostal/subcostal/jugular retractions, nasal flaring, supplemental oxygen or respiratory upport)
Decision to conduct full life support
Written informed consent
Age < 6 hours
Disqualifiers
No decision to conduct full life support
no written informed consent
gestational age <30+0 weeks of gestation
age > 6 hours
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
Medical University of Graz
Lead sponsor