Cerebral oximetry monitoring versus usual care for extremely preterm infants: a study protocol for the two-year follow up of the SafeBoosC-III randomised clinical trial
Abstract:Background: In the SafeBoosC-III trial, treatment guided by cerebral oximetry monitoring for the first 72 hours after birth did not reduce the incidence of death or severe brain injury in extremely preterm infants at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age, as compared with usual care. Despite an association between severe brain injury diagnosed in the neonatal period and later neurodevelopmental disability, this relationship is not always strong. The objective of the SafeBoosC-III follow-up study is to assess mortality, … Show more
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