The Impact of Continuous Transcutaneous CO2 (TCCO2) Monitoring in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants

Rambam Health Care Campus166 enrolled

Overview

An observational study comparing outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) infants that were monitored with non-invasive Transcutaneous CO2 (TCCO2) monitor to infants that were not monitored by TCCO2 monitor.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

166

Conditions

ELBW - Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant IVH- Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 0 MinutesMax age: 24 Hours

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ELBW infants Need of respiratory support Exclusion Criteria: * Parental refusal IVH before study entry chromosomal abnormalities congenital central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities

Locations (1)

Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

IVH-Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Time frame: Repeated scans until infant reaches corrected age of 42 weeks

PVL- Periventricular Leukomalacia

Periventricular Leukomalacia

Time frame: Repeated scans until infant reaches corrected age of 42 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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