The effect of continuous PEEP administration during surfactant
instillation on cerebral hemodynamics in intubated preterm infants: a
NIRS study
Handan Bezirganoglu, MD1,2, Nilufer Okur,
MD1,3, Mehmet Buyuktiryaki, MD1,4,
Serife Suna Oguz, MD1, Gulsum Kadioglu Simsek,
MD1, Fuat Emre Canpolat, MD1, Gozde
Kanmaz Kutman, MD1
1Ankara City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics,
Division of Neonatology, Ankara, Turkey
2Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital,
Division of Neonatology, Trabzon, Turkey
3Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research
Hospital, Division of Neonatology, Diyarbakir, Turkey
4İstanbul Medipol University Medical School,
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, İstanbul, Turkey
Running title: Surfactant treatment on cerebral hemodynamics in
intubated preterm infants
Corresponding Author :
Handan Bezirganoglu, MD
Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Division of Neonatology
Maras Street, 61000 Ortahisar-Trabzon /Turkey
Tel: +90 505 356 68 91
E-mail: bezirganoglu@hacettepe.edu.tr
Funding source: This research did not receive any
specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or
not-for-profit sectors.
Declaration of competing interest: The authors declare
that they have no known competing financial interests or personal
relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in
this paper.