Changes in cerebral hemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation immediately after birth in the human neonate using full-spectrum near infrared spectroscopy

• Published in: Journal of biomedical optics Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 283
• Main Authors: Isobe, K, Kusaka, T, Fujikawa, Y, Kondo, M, Kawada, K, Yasuda, S, Itoh, S, Hirao, K, Onishi, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2000
• Subjects: Brain - metabolism; Fetal Hemoglobin - metabolism; Hemoglobins - metabolism; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Oxygen Consumption; Oxyhemoglobins - metabolism; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared

Using full-spectrum near infrared spectroscopy (fsNIRS), we measured changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin (HbO2 and Hb), total hemoglobin (T-Hb) concentration, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SbO2) in the brain tissue of seven neonates immediately following birth. It was found that HbO2 rose rapidl...