Differences in the cerebral hemodynamics regulation mechanisms of premature infants with intra-ventricular hemorrhage assessed by means of phase rectified signal averaging

Alexander Caicedo, Carolina Varon, Thomas Alderliesten, Petra Lemmers, Frank Van Bel, Gunnar Naulaers, Sabine Van Huffel

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Abstract

Cerebral hemodynamics regulation consists of several mechanisms that try to keep brain homeostasis. In premature infants, due to the immaturity of their cerebral vascular bed, these mechanisms might be impaired exposing their brain to damage. The status of the cerebral regulation mechanism is classically assessed by measuring the coupling between some systemic variables, such as Mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and concentration of blood gases, with surrogate measurements for cerebral blood flow, such as brain tissue oxygenation (rScO2) measured by means of Near-infrared Spectroscopy. We hypothesized that the coupled dynamics between systemic variables and rScO2 is different in premature infants that suffered from brain damage than in those with a favorable clinical outcome. Therefore, we explore the use of phase rectified signal averaging (PRSA) and bi-variate PRSA (BPRSA) in order to identify these differences. We found that the coupled dynamics between changes in MABP and cerebral oxygenation was different in premature infants that suffered III-IV grade intra-ventricular haemorrhage (IVH), when compared to control subjects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4208-4211
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781424479290
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2014Aug 30 2014

Publication series

Name2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014

Conference

Conference2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period8/26/148/30/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Medicine

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