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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates
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Effects of prone and supine position on cerebral blood flow in preterm infants
Stefano Bembich1, Chiara Oretti, Laura Travan
1University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|October 18, 2011
Abstract:
We evaluated the effect of prone and supine position on cerebral blood flow (CBF) in stable preterm infants. CBF, PO(2), and PCO(2) were measured in the two positions. Peripheral oxygenation increased and CBF decreased in prone position. We speculate that CBF autoregulation may compensate for increased peripheral oxygenation, by decreasing CBF.

