Cerebral and Renal Oxygenation in Infants Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement

 

Amanda Muñoz, John Tan, Andrew Hopper, Rosemary Vannix, Harmony Carter, Michelle Woodfin, Arlin Blood, Joanne Baerg

 

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on cerebral and renal oxygenation and oxygen extraction, in a cohort of infants from the neonatal intensive care unit, undergoing laparoscopic gastrostomy.