Abdominal Near Infrared Spectroscopy can be reliably used to measure splanchnic oxygenation changes in preterm infants.
R A ThomasM-R BallardN AladangadyJayanta BanerjeePublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2022)
Gut perfusion measured by NIRS improved in infants who received blood transfusion, a change not seen in the control group, thus suggesting NIRS is a reliable method to measure splanchnic tissue oxygenation.