How to Administer Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Critically ill Neonates, Infants, and ChildrenNora Bruns 1, Julia Moosmann 2, Frank Münch 3, Christian Dohna-Schwake 1, Joachim Woelfle 4, Robert Cesnjevar 3, Sven Dittrich 2, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser 1, Hanna Müller 4
1Department of Pediatrics I - Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 3Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 4Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
This protocol is designed to assist clinicians to measure regional tissue oxygenation at different body sites in infants and children. It can be used in situations where tissue oxygenation is potentially compromised, particularly during cardiopulmonary bypass, when using non-pulsatile cardiac-assist devices, and in critically ill neonates, infants and children.