Serum Erythropoietin Level in Perinatal Asphyxia

Cairo University80 enrolled

Overview

This study is to evaluate brain and kidney injuries in full-term neonates with perinatal asphyxia by detecting specific biomarker in blood (Erythropoietin).

Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is an important cause of brain injury in the newborn and can result in long-term devastating consequences. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in (50 - 72%) among asphyxiated term infants. The kidney cells that make erythropoietin are sensitive to low oxygen levels in the blood that travels through the kidney. These cells make and release erythropoietin when the oxygen level is too low.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Perinatal Hypoxia

Interventions

Serum erythropoietin levelDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Evaluate serum erythropoietin level in neonates exposed to hypoxia compared to control group

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 4 DaysHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: Cases group: 1. The presence of a sentinel hypoxic event immediately before or during delivery 2. History of fetal distress (bradycardia, late decelerations, absence of heart rate variability). 3. Need for neonatal resuscitation at delivery 4. One-min Apgar score \<3 or 5-minApgar score\<7 5. Metabolic acidosis (BE \> 10 in cord blood) 6. Cardiocirculatory instability (CCI), clinical indications of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and multiple organ involvement (MOI). Control group: Newborns who were delivered normally after uncomplicated pregnancy. None of them have clinical nor biochemical signs of asphyxia. Exclusion Criteria: * Newborns who do not fulfill the above criteria. * Newborns with congenital heart diseases and perinatal hemolytic anemia or congenital liver affection. * Whose parents refuse to participate in the study. * Cases above 4 days old. * Preterm neonates (less than 37 weeks).

Locations (1)

faculty of medicine, Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

correlation between serum erythropoietin level and brain injury

measure level of serum erythropoietin by ELISA technique and test if can differentiate degree of brain hypoxia

Time frame: first 4 days of life

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