Sleep induced PO2-changes in preterm infants.
In seven healthy preterm infants the transcutaneous PO2 was measured during different sleep states. The tcPO2 is lower during active sleep than during quiet sleep and shows a higher variability in active sleep. The incidence of apneic spells, which occur predominantly during active sleep, was not found to be correlated to tcPO2 levels.
D001049:Apnea / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM
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