SLEEP STATES AND OXYMETRY IN NEONATES

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 38  (2) , 97-100
Abstract
Cutaneous partial pressure of O2 (cPO2) was continuously recorded together with a polygraphic recording of sleep in 12 normal premature babies, 36-38 wk of postconceptional age. In all babies, cPO2 was significantly lower (77.2 .+-. 23.2) and more variable in active sleep than in quiet sleep (81.8 .+-. 24.6). This difference is significantly related to the more numerous apneas, to the asynchronism of thoracic and abdominal movements, and to the motor activity with important irregularities of ventilation observed during the stage of active sleep.

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